The rights of the public to access all but the most confidential documents and information held by States of Jersey departments are to be enshrined in law.

The new Freedom of Information Law that has been agreed by Jersey's parliament, the States, will bring the island into line with modern government practice on openness and accountability.

However, politicians now face a fresh battle on when it should come into force.

Amid ministerial claims of a

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