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23 Dec 2011
China is set to increase the amount it invests in environmental protection measures by 40% over the next five years, the country's State Council has announced.
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22 Dec 2011
Changes to European public procurement which will ensure greater consideration for social and environmental criteria have been proposed by the European Commission.
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22 Dec 2011
The Government has reached agreement with unions about the changes to the public sector pension schemes that will be implemented from 2015, the Treasury has confirmed.
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20 Dec 2011
All publicly-funded research data should be made freely accessible to benefit business and society, the Government has said.
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19 Dec 2011
The Information Commissioner has formally requested new powers to conduct compulsory data protection audits of local Government and public health organisations.
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16 Dec 2011
The £1 billion Crossrail rolling stock programme will most likely be funded through a private finance initiative (PFI) after press reports said the Government has refused to allow the Mayor of London to pay for the trains using public money.
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15 Dec 2011
Messages in private email accounts, text messages and other messaging systems can be disclosed under freedom of information (FOI) laws if they relate to public business, the FOI regulator has said.
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15 Dec 2011
Offshore wind power generation, commercial and industrial waste recycling and support for the Green Deal will be among the first investment priorities for the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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14 Dec 2011
Different categories of data subject and stricter criteria for the processing of personal data could be introduced under leaked proposals dealing with how data can be shared between Europe's law enforcement authorities.
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13 Dec 2011
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) should be tightened to ensure that town centre development is given planning priority, a retail expert has said.
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