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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-general-qualifications-bodiesrelevant-qualifications-reasonable-steps-and-physical-featuresamendment-regulations-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2159",
  "legislation_title": "The Disability Discrimination (General Qualifications Bodies)(Relevant Qualifications, Reasonable Steps and Physical Features)(Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disability-discrimination-general-qualifications-bodiesrelevant-qualifications-reasonable-steps-and-physical-featuresamendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations specify that it is always a reasonable step for a general qualifications body to assess a disabled candidate in relation to the components of an examination taken by that candidate as if those components comprised the entire examination.\nThe 14-19 Diplomas and Functional Skills qualifications are added to the list of prescribed qualifications.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2159/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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