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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-treatment-of-claimants-etc-act-2004/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/19",
  "legislation_title": "Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-treatment-of-claimants-etc-act-2004",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Advice of Director of Public Prosecutions",
  "text": "In section 3(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) (functions of Director of Public Prosecutions) after paragraph (eb) insert—\n“(ec) to give, to such extent as he considers appropriate, advice to immigration officers on matters relating to criminal offences;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 7 in force at 1.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/2999, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/19/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:07.336323+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}