Family
LGBTQ
- The next mandate must be one of delivery by the Assembly and Executive for the LGBTQ community. The UUP priorities includes:
- Ban the practice of conversion therapy in Northern Ireland
- Provide fertility services that are accessible to all without discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation
- Ensure equal access to adoption and/or fostering
- Introduce universal Age-appropriate relationships and sex-education.
Justice
Gambling
- In the next mandate it is intended that the Assembly considers further legislation regarding the gambling industry and Ulster Unionists are supportive of this: They will:
- Establish a Gambling Commission- they believe that a gambling regulator should be established in NI and suggest that the Gambling Commission should have its remit extended to cover Northern Ireland.
- Limit Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs)- these machines have been shown to be the most destructive form of gambling with recent Gambling Commission research revealing as many as 50% of FOBT players are problem or at-risk gamblers. Northern Ireland currently has no limits on maximum stakes on FOBTs and Ulster Unionists will legislate to limit stakes to £2 in line with Great Britain.
- Regulate Online Gambling- the UUP intends to ensure further gambling legislation contains measures to regulate online gambling and that self-exclusion schemes and spending cap options are mandatory for bookmakers as in GB.
Life
- There is nothing explicitly in the UUP manifesto that relates to abortion or assisted suicide.