A mobile telecommunications network including: a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals registered with the telecommunications network and the telecommunication network comprising a control means operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto, and a core including: a store of policy information comprising group policy data applicable to a group of the terminals and individual policy data applicable to respective ones of the terminals, wherein the core is operable to provide to the control means the group policy data applicable to a plurality of the terminals associated with the control means; and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with each of the terminals: an indicator of the group policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the indicator of the group policy data enables the control means to determine to which of the terminals the group policy data is applicable; and the individual policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the individual policy data applicable to a one of the terminals includes an indication of variations from the group policy data that are applicable to the one of the terminals; wherein the control means is operable to derive from the indicator of the group policy data and the individual policy data applicable to the one of the terminals a policy for the one of the terminals to be applied by the control means, and wherein the policy information for a terminal controls how the control means provides the services to the user of the terminal. a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals registered with the telecommunications network and the telecommunication network comprising a control means operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto, and a core including: a store of policy information comprising group policy data applicable to a group of the terminals and individual policy data applicable to respective ones of the terminals, wherein the core is operable to provide to the control means the group policy data applicable to a plurality of the terminals associated with the control means; and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with each of the terminals: an indicator of the group policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the indicator of the group policy data enables the control means to determine to which of the terminals the group policy data is applicable; and the individual policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the individual policy data applicable to a one of the terminals includes an indication of variations from the group policy data that are applicable to the one of the terminals; a store of policy information comprising group policy data applicable to a group of the terminals and individual policy data applicable to respective ones of the terminals, wherein the core is operable to provide to the control means the group policy data applicable to a plurality of the terminals associated with the control means; and distribution means operable to provide to the control means associated with each of the terminals: an indicator of the group policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the indicator of the group policy data enables the control means to determine to which of the terminals the group policy data is applicable; and the individual policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the individual policy data applicable to a one of the terminals includes an indication of variations from the group policy data that are applicable to the one of the terminals; an indicator of the group policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the indicator of the group policy data enables the control means to determine to which of the terminals the group policy data is applicable; and the individual policy data applicable to each of the terminals, wherein the individual policy data applicable to a one of the terminals includes an indication of variations from the group policy data that are applicable to the one of the terminals; wherein the control means is operable to derive from the indicator of the group policy data and the individual policy data applicable to the one of the terminals a policy for the one of the terminals to be applied by the control means, and wherein the policy information for a terminal controls how the control means provides the services to the user of the terminal.