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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/938",
  "legislation_title": "The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 26th August 2026\nComing into force 27th August 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in the exercise of the power conferred by section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.\nThe Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 31. Section 69(3) has been amended by paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc. 4). By virtue of S.I. 1999/672, the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1998/2535; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/938/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:56:12.124203+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."
}