Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Business gets access to official data free of charge

FT.com 19th Oct

"Businesses will be able to demand previously undisclosed details of public sector contracts free of charge under the new Freedom of Information Act, Lord Falconer signalled yesterday.....Experience of similar regimes in other countries suggests the private sector will be one of the biggest users of the legislation as a way of seeking information about public contracts, tenders and rival companies"


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