A bid to introduce Freedom of Information in the Island has moved a step closer.
Chief Minister Allan Bell has vowed to have a bill ready to take to the House of Keys by the summer.
Such a move would strengthen the public's rights to access government and local authority files.
With Jersey estimating the act could initially cost them about ?1 million, Mr Bell admits such a measure needs to be carefully considered.
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