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With the recent report from Amnesty International placing over 300 deaths in the US since 2001 from tasers does your party support the use of tasers in the UK?

Liberal Democrats - 18th Jun, 2009

"Given the grave doubts about the Home Office’s claim that Tasers are not lethal, they should not be used on children. Police officers must be able to protect themselves, but these weapons have killed more than 300 people in the United States and should not be issued to untrained officers. We need an in-depth inquiry into the use of Tasers before they become commonplace on British streets. We must not slide down a slippery slope towards fully-armed, US-style policing." Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne

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What is your policy towards abolishing all faith schools and returning them to the non-denominational state sector?

Liberal Democrats - 18th Jun, 2009

The Liberal Democrats do not believe faith-based schools should be abolished. We support freedom for schools, pupils and parents, including allowing parents to continue to choose faith-based schools within the state-funded sector, and allowing the establishment of additional faith schools. This policy also includes requiring all existing state-funded faith schools to come forward within five years with plans to demonstrate the inclusiveness of their intakes, with local authorities empowered to oversee and approve the delivery of these plans, and to withdraw state-funded status where inclusiveness cannot be demonstrated. We seek to end the opt-out from employment and equalities legislation for staff in faith schools, except those responsible for religious instruction. We also believe that schools who choose to hold assemblies should ensure that any act of collective worship is optional for pupils who are old enough to decide for themselves and otherwise for parents.

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