Mr Starmer said then that he would publish an interim policy on when prosecutions could occur by September before putting the issue out to public consultation and that permanent policy would be published next spring.

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We also (re)learned a lot about tax policy and money in the interim.

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The interim government reneged on promises to change economic policy, said Mr Perez, adding this can only be truly tackled by a permanent government.

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Russian diplomacy is working in tandem with its military policy exploring all avenues for reaching some sort of interim deal in which Mr Assad might stay on for at least the time being.

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Ms Baxendale said she accepted the aim of the circular was to "deter the rush", but there was a difference between a ban and something which was interim advice and guidance while consultations took place before a final policy was decided upon.

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In January The U.S. Department of Energy adopted a new policy for the storage of nuclear waste, embarking on a plan to build two new interim storage sites and a new permanent storage facility.

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In his testimony, Rusco acknowledges that the new policy, if it were legal, would help protect the government from lawsuits because it calls for an interim storage facility.

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