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Tory plans to cut 'surveillance' Tory plans to cut 'surveillance'
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The Conservatives have set out plans to reverse what they describe as "the rise of the surveillance state".The Conservatives have set out plans to reverse what they describe as "the rise of the surveillance state".
They have pledged to scrap two new databases - the ID card register and ContactPoint - and strengthen powers of the Information Commissioner.They have pledged to scrap two new databases - the ID card register and ContactPoint - and strengthen powers of the Information Commissioner.
The Conservatives say they want to restore public trust in the use of personal data by the state.The Conservatives say they want to restore public trust in the use of personal data by the state.
Their proposals come after a series of security breaches and concern about the amount of information that is held.Their proposals come after a series of security breaches and concern about the amount of information that is held.
The National Identity register - which underpins the ID card scheme - would be scrapped, as would the ContactPoint database, which holds details of 11m children and young people.The National Identity register - which underpins the ID card scheme - would be scrapped, as would the ContactPoint database, which holds details of 11m children and young people.
Other proposals include ensuring that government departments are routinely audited by the Information Commissioner, who would be required to report to Parliament.Other proposals include ensuring that government departments are routinely audited by the Information Commissioner, who would be required to report to Parliament.
The Tories are also planning to restrict the storage of DNA records of innocent people, after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights.The Tories are also planning to restrict the storage of DNA records of innocent people, after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights.
The government has consulted on its own DNA reforms, and is due to publish the results shortly.The government has consulted on its own DNA reforms, and is due to publish the results shortly.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson said: "The cases of criminals like Kensley Larrier and Abdul Azad demonstrate that we need to retain information on the DNA database."
Kensley Larrier is a rapist from the North of England who was convicted in 2005 on the strength of a DNA sample taken from him three years earlier when he was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon.
Abdul Azad was convicted of a rape committed in Stafford on the strength of DNA evidence taken from him a year earlier in Birmingham when he was arrested for violent disorder.