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Auto-renew terms, argued purveyors of home service contracts in a friend-of-the-court brief, appreciate automatic renewals “because they take one thing off their plate given busy workdays, hectic family schedules, or other demanding circumstances.”

It would take over the service contracts currently held by private firms in England as they expire in the future.

The agency also has proposed prohibiting pay-TV operators from imposing a fee for early termination of a service contract, saying such charges can restrict consumer choice.

Kati Sagawa, a spokesperson for the college, said in an email Friday the college fulfilled the secretary of state’s request with “a client service contract that involved Logically.”

Over the past year 16 surgeries across Northern Ireland have asked to hand back their health service contracts, with many doctors complaining that it had become impossible to staff and manage the service.