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  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
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  "text": "If you wish your child to be brought up in a particular religious faith or have any other views on the upbringing of your child which you wish to be taken into account you should inform the adoption agency and it will take your wishes into account in selecting new parents for them as far as possible. The adoption agency is obliged, however, to make the welfare of the child its paramount consideration.",
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      "affecting": "ssi/2010/172",
      "affecting_title": "The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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