The changes apply to gas, electricity, water and telecom companies and will come in from March.
This and other changes apply to current workers, not just new ones.
The changes apply to England only, but will have knock-on effects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland because of the funding formula used.
The majority of the changes apply to England, Wales and Scotland.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed the changes would not apply retrospectively to current prisoners, but Mr Clarke told the BBC he would consult on rule changes that could make it easier for prisoners currently serving indeterminate sentences to be released.
The changes won't apply to people already receiving state pension when the new arrangements are introduced.
Even if such a consensus is reached, changes are likely to apply only in the future.
Presumably any changes in the law would apply only to GRATs put in place after it is passed.
But other changes are also likely to apply to how Google services are displayed within general search results.
By all means, make whatever changes year-end strategies apply, but be aware that whatever happens next year might render your decisions less desirable or even detrimental.
In this environment, we will continue to react quickly to changes in market conditions and apply our value based management discipline across the portfolio to drive continued progress toward our long-term goals.
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It is highly unusual for changes to the criminal law to apply to trials already in progress.
Much of next year will be spent haggling over changes to the system, to apply from 2002.
These funding proposals apply to England - but there are other funding changes ahead elsewhere.
The Crown can apply for more if Ali's financial situation changes in future.
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The Open Spaces Society is particularly angered by changes to village green laws, which apply to any patches of open ground enjoyed by local people - not just in villages.
The changes will allow non-working spouses to apply for credit in their own name based upon shared household income.
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Changes to the GCSE in England would not apply to Northern Ireland.
And I think that the U.S. experience, we will be able to apply this experience in our country, of course, introducing necessary changes.
Second, such changes must be applied consistently to all ratings to which the algorithms apply.
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The firm has now said it will apply this summer, giving it time to consider public consultation responses and proposed changes to government policy.
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Changes in the rules governing the registration of voters now mean that people have to positively apply to be included on the electoral role.
This sea-change in the American stock and bond markets has come about as a result of changes adopted on May 8 by the Securities and Exchange Commission affecting the filing requirements and other procedures that apply to foreign would-be registrants.
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