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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-services-co-operation-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-7",
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  "legislation": "nia/2015/10",
  "legislation_title": "Children's Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-services-co-operation-act-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may issue guidance to children's authorities, or to any particular children's authority, on the exercise of functions conferred by this Act.\n(2) A children's authority must have regard to guidance issued to it under this section.",
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  },
  "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."
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