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But the investigation did not find evidence of a party which "systematically discriminated against any particular group"
The report called on the Tories to introduce sweeping changes to the complaints process:

📌Publishing an action plan within six weeks to set out how response
📌Followed by six-month progress report
📌and a one-year review carried out by appropriate body
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