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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/definition-of-independent-visitors-children-regulations-1991/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/892",
  "legislation_title": "Definition of Independent Visitors (Children) Regulations 1991",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Independent visitors",
  "text": "A person appointed by a local authority as an independent visitorunder paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989 shall beregarded as independent of the local authority appointing him in thefollowing circumstances:\n(a) where the person appointed is not connected with the local authorityby virtue of being—\n(i) a member of the local authority or any of their committees or sub-committees, whether elected or co-opted; or\n(ii) an officer of the local authority employed in the Social ServicesDepartment of that authority; or\n(iii) a spouse of any such person;\n(b) where the child who is to receive visits from the person appointedis accommodated by an organisation other than the local authority, andthe person appointed is not—\n(i) a member of that organisation; or\n(ii) a patron or trustee of that organisation; or\n(iii) an employee of that organisation, whether paid or not; or\n(iv) a spouse of any such person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Authorities (Executive and Alternative Arrangements) (Modification of Enactments and Other Provisions) (England) Order 2001"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (Modification of Enactments and other Provisions) Order 2013"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "wsi/2002/808",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Authorities (Executive and Alternative Arrangements) (Modification of Enactments and Other Provisions) (Wales) Order 2002"
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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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