{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989-representations-procedure-england-regulations-2006/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1738",
  "legislation_title": "The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989-representations-procedure-england-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Time limit on making representations",
  "text": "(1) A complainant must make his representations about a matter no later than one year after the grounds to make the representations arose.\n(2) But a local authority may consider any representations which have been made outside the time limit specified in paragraph (1) if, having regard to all the circumstances, they conclude that—\n(a) it would not be reasonable to expect the complainant to have made the representations within the time limit; and\n(b) notwithstanding the time that has passed it is still possible to consider the representations effectively and fairly.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1738/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:26:36.620845+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."
}