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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000-approved-premises-regulations-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/850",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2001",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision for the regulation, management and inspection of premises approved under section 9 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.\nThe Regulations lay down particular requirements for the management of approved premises by organisations other than local probation boards and for those boards to approve the constitutions and, together with a representative of the Secretary of State, to attend the meetings of the managing bodies of such premises.\nThe Regulations also lay down requirements that apply to the management of all approved premises. In particular, they contain requirements about financial control, the conduct of residents and medical care. Requirements are placed on those who manage approved premises as to the keeping and inspection of records.\nThe Regulations require the management bodies of all approved premises to adopt admissions policies and place restrictions on the circumstances in which certain residents may be asked to leave. They also indicate the steps which must be taken in a case where a person required to reside in the approved premises is asked to leave or absconds.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/850/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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