MINISTERS are facing an embarrassing revolt from an SNP-led committee which has rejected key Freedom of Information reforms exempting Royal Family and arms-length bodies that take over public services.
A report by Holyrood's Finance Committee, which is chaired by SNP stalwart Kenny Gibson, has called for FoI legislation to be amended to take account of these two concerns, with only a single Tory member voting against.
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