At present, this is done by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), but the government wants to test to see whether private companies can take the job on.

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Business rates are set by the Valuation Office Agency for HM Revenue and Customs and are paid through the city council to the government.

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The Donaldson Review, an inquiry commissioned by the Scotttish government into teacher training, is being led by Graham Donaldson, former head of HM Inspectorate of Education.

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Parc was the first prison to be designed, constructed and managed under the Government's Private Finance Initiative, and was awarded a 25-year contract by HM Prison Service in 1995.

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