Government backs down on controversial FOI fees change
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Bows to pressure groups The UK Government has dropped controversial proposals that critics said would have neutered the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Changes to the charging structure that would have allowed bodies to refuse more requests will not now go ahead.â¦
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Business & money: Â· Government-owned site switches to Alderney Â· Move allows it to advertise but avoid UK regulation
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The Australian government's plan to apologise to Aborigines for past injustices ran into trouble Thursday when the opposition indicated it might not support the move.
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The FA would back moves to bring in goal-line technology following Spurs' disallowed goal at Old Trafford.
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The government's shake-up of GP out-of-hours care has been criticised by an inquiry into a death of woman.
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario&#39;s doctors overwhelmingly rejected a much-touted fee agreement with the provincial government on Saturday, a major setback for planned health-care reforms in the province with no immediate plan to resume negotiations.
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OECD anti-bribery experts raised pressure on the government on Wednesday over its decision to scrap a corruption probe into dealings by defence group BAE Systems with the Saudi Arabian royal family.
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The government was forced on to the back foot today after it emerged it has failed to provide extra funds to the coroner investigating the deaths of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The government is to change a new doctors' recruitment system after an outcry from the profession.
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The Scottish government is set to back a new Forth crossing but faces defeat over other transport schemes.
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Irish budget airline Ryanair's dawn raid on rival Aer Lingus this week has prompted a flurry of political finger-pointing, with the government under fire for its decision to privatize the carrier.
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Credit card company MasterCard drew a rebuke at a closed European Commission antitrust hearing last week after claiming incorrectly that Britain had dropped an investigation into its fees, people who were present said.
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Defra was to let councils charge for collections but Downing Street killed plan, reports say.
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It's time to stop a hidden fund fee.
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The Treasury is accused of climbing down over plans to tax wealthy foreigners, after it moved to clarify its position.
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London (IANS) British Prime Minister Tony Blair s offer to Indonesia to send a company of Royal Gurkhas to assist in the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts has been rejected.
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Rumours of Mervyn King's resignation are denied after Â£10bn U-turn on money markets.