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  "legislation_title": "Adoption and Children Act 2002",
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  "heading": "Post-adoption contact",
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      "text": "Ss. 51A, 51B and cross-heading inserted (22.4.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 9(1), 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 4(a) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/1042, arts. 3, 4, 6-10)"
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