No timeline for lifting Land Registry paywall as ownership remains opaque
Emma Reynolds, the previous secretary of state for the environment, announced in March that the paywall protecting large amounts of the Land Registry would…
The Guardian reports: Emma Reynolds, the previous secretary of state for the environment, announced in March that the paywall protecting large amounts of the Land Registry would be partly lifted.
Defra promised in March to work towards free access to data on large plots in England and Wales The government has refused to say when the public will be able to freely access information about who owns large plots of land across England and Wales.
This environment story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Land Registry, England and Wales.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
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- Land Registry, England, Wales, Emma Reynolds
- Section
- Environment
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