Conservative

• The Conservatives would push forward on plan to tackle hate crime committed on the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation or trans-gender identity.

Labour

• The Labour Party would enhance the 2010 Equality Act enabling discrimination at work to be challenged.
• Labour would ensure that under the Istanbul Convention, disability hate crime and violence against disabled women is reported annually with national action plans to address these.

Liberal Democrats

• The Lib Dems will undertake an urgent review of the Legal aid, sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, on access to justice, particular funding for social welfare appeals.
• The increases in court and tribunal fees would be reversed
• The Judicial review system would be protected from further attack.

If you'd like to find out more about the parties manifestos, click the links below:

Conservative 2017 Manifesto

Labour 2017 Manifesto

Liberal Democrats 2017 Manifesto

Every vote will make a difference, so to bring about the future you want, you’ll really need to play your part and vote on 8th June 2017!