Needed: proactive statement of freedom from government, not damp squib #Protection_of_Freedoms_Bill

The government issued the Protection of Freedoms Bill recently, implementing the much vaunted ConDem policy releasing us from the tyranny of government oppression. Well, it's not a tyrannosaurus rex of a Bill, more a flutterby of mishmashed minor concerns. I've listed an edited version of the Home Office information here. I don't mind this, but it's hardly a comprehensive statement of our freedoms in relation to government,

Amplify’d from www.homeoffice.gov.uk

DNA retention

fingerprinting of children in schools

the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by local authorities stop and search powers pre-charge detention

powers of entry –  there are some 1,200 separate powers of entry

prohibiting wheel clamping

reform of the vetting and barring scheme and criminal records regime

disclosure of decriminalised convictions for consensual gay sex

freedom of information – extending the freedom of information regime to cover companies wholly owned by two or more public authorities

creating an obligation on departments and other public authorities to proactively release datasets in a reusable format

changes to the appointment and accountability arrangements to enhance the independence of the Information Commission

serious fraud trials – repealing provisions removing the right to trial by jury Read more at www.homeoffice.gov.uk

 

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