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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-fraud-and-security-management-service-regulations-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3040",
  "legislation_title": "The Counter Fraud and Security Management Service Regulations 2002",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (“the CFSMS”) which is a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 by the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2002.\nIn particular, these regulations provide for the appointment and tenure of office of the chairman and members of the CFSMS (regulation 2), for disqualification for appointment (regulations 3 and 4) and for the termination of office (regulation 5). Also included is provision relating to the appointment of a deputy chairman (regulation 6), the appointment of, and exercise of functions by, committees and sub-committees (regulations 7 and 8), the conduct of proceedings (regulation 9 and the Schedule) and disability on account of a conflict of interest (regulation 10).\nProvision is also made for requiring the CFSMS to furnish reports and certain other information to the Secretary of State (regulation 11) and for requiring presentation of an annual report at a public meeting (regulation 12).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3040/note",
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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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