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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-act-2000/schedule-7/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/19",
  "legislation_title": "Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-pensions-and-social-security-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where it appears to a relevant authority that a matter in relation to which a relevant decision falls to be made by them involves a question of fact requiring special expertise, they may direct that, in dealing with that matter, they shall have the assistance of one or more persons appearing to them to have knowledge or experience which would be relevant in determining that question.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 repealed (1.4.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/5",
      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2007"
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      "affecting": "ukpga/2012/5",
      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "words in Sch. 7 para. 6(8) renumbered as Sch. 7 para. 6(8)(a)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2012/5",
      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/19/schedule/7/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:56.319030+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."
}