Volt UK is committed to building an inclusive and fair society that respects and protects the rights of all its citizens. Our social reforms focus on ensuring equality, justice, and dignity for everyone, while our housing and law enforcement policies aim to create safe and supportive
communities.

 

Social Reforms

  • Respect the principle that humans are the only owners of their bodies, and base decisions on scientific evidence and compassion.
  • Ensure abortion is a healthcare, not criminal, matter by enshrining a right to abortion within current limits, withdrawing punitive measures from existing legislation.
  • Ban conversion therapy outright.
  • Guarantee timely access to mental health support and gender affirmative care.
  • Prohibit all medically unnecessary “sex-normalising” surgeries and sterilisation on intersex babies, deferring treatment until they can participate in the decision.
  • Allow administrative recognition of protected characteristics according to the Equality Act 2010 in official documents and forms for intersex and non-binary individuals.

 

Law Enforcement

  • Negotiate closer bilateral agreements with European countries to align standards, improve extradition and judicial cooperation, and facilitate real-time data access.
  • Increase liaison officer numbers and enhance operational and strategic collaboration, particularly on cybersecurity and terrorism.
  • Rejoin Europol, ensuring a better understanding of organised crime and terrorism threats.
  • Provide police forces with adequate funding and powers

 

Housing

  • Enable councils to build or purchase large amounts of new homes that will be rented below current market prices. The initial cost will be recouped through rent revenue over the years. This will end the de-facto monopoly of private landlords on the housing rental market, contributing to lowering overall housing prices.
  • Suspend the Right to Buy scheme to encourage council housing development and maintain social housing stock, helping to keep the private sector in check.
  • Set ambitious targets for house-building to match demand.
  • Promote the construction of new homes by reforming urban planning to balance local input with the need to address housing shortages, and actively involve the local community in decision making.
  • Promote high-density urban planning that integrates green spaces, ensuring sustainable and liveable urban environments.
    Implement a progressive Vacancy Tax and regulate short-term rental platforms, freeing up more housing for long term rentals, and increasing supply.