Recent changes to legislation means public bodies can trade commercially and earn a profit.
Without that, the individual citizen does not have the power to hold public bodies to account.
In Britain today, there are over 100, 000 public bodies producing a huge amount of information.
Due to spending cuts, many public bodies and government departments are struggling to meet their commitments.
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In total, 70 public bodies across Wales took part in the latest NFI check.
But if the police are infected, so are most other public bodies and organisations.
Freedom of Information (FOI) can be defined as the right to access information held by public bodies.
The Cabinet Office produces an annual list of what it calls non-departmental public bodies, some 766 in all.
Liberal Democrats Aled Roberts and John Dixon were both members of public bodies to which AMs cannot belong.
He's abandoned his controversial plans to greatly widen the powers of public bodies to snoop on private communications.
Finance Secretary John Swinney insisted that the bill would allow ministers to improve the functions of public bodies.
He said it was important to "strain every spending line" and free up reserve funds held by public bodies.
The Committee called for an annual 'map' of public bodies to be published.
Finally Legislative Consent Motions for the Education (UK) Bill and the Public Bodies (UK) Bill were both passed unanimously.
Tracey April Pickin, assistant director at Public Bodies Group, HM Revenue and Customs, London, for services to tax compliance.
The Scottish government believes an independent Scotland could have a simpler, more straightforward approach to regulating public bodies and industries.
In addition, I have had the privilege of serving public bodies, policy-making forums and regulatory environments for many years now.
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The legislation aims to simplify and reduce public bodies in Scotland, while also establishing the new arts agency, Creative Scotland.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) responds to consultations from Government, non-departmental public bodies, major stakeholder organisations, and UNESCO headquarters.
Instantaneous tweeting of shady government practices -- and the resulting uproar -- means that public bodies are more responsive than ever.
However, Big Brother Watch says some public bodies may be sidestepping that restriction by sub-contracting the work to private security companies.
Following the questioning session, voting to pass the motion under section 19(5)(a) of the Public Bodies Act 2011 was not agreed.
Finance Secretary John Swinney believes an independent Scotland would have a more straight forward regulatory system for industry and public bodies.
News Corp. or BSkyB could apply for "judicial review, " the process by which U.K. courts review the decisions of public bodies.
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Investment from the private domain in research and development of new technologies was almost double that of governments and public bodies.
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland's "Statement of Participation" is in response to worries from public bodies owning land with climbing sites.
The contentious second part of the legislation would give ministers power to modify, abolish or transfer the powers of public bodies.
Though hardly filled with hope, they complain that at present they feel thwarted in their attempts to prise information from public bodies.
Public bodies, Mr Cameron suggests, should make themselves accessible to all comers.
The amendment will also cover all functions of public bodies such as the use of mental health detention powers or planning controls.
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