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  "long_title": "These Regulations make provision to enable adoption agencies to pay allowances to persons who have adopted or intend to adopt a child in pursuance of arrangements made by such agencies. They replace schemes approved by the Secretary of State under section 57(4) of the Adoption Act 1976 which are revoked on the coming into force of paragraph 25 of Schedule 10 to the Children Act 1989.",
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