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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-children-and-young-people-scotland-act-2014-part-4-and-part-5-complaints-order-2016/article-2",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111030851",
  "legislation_title": "The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Part 4 and Part 5 Complaints) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-children-and-young-people-scotland-act-2014-part-4-and-part-5-complaints-order-2016",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Matters which may be the subject of a complaint",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the matters which may be the subject of a complaint are—\n(a) any exercise of, or any failure to exercise, a function which is conferred on a service provider or relevant authority by or under Part 4 of the Act; or\n(b) any exercise of, or any failure to exercise, a function which is conferred on any of the following by or under Part 5 of the Act:—\n(i) the responsible authority in relation to a child;\n(ii) a relevant authority;\n(iii) the managing authority of a child’s plan; or\n(iv) a listed authority.\n(2) Paragraph (1) is to be construed as follows—\n(a) the reference to a service provider includes a service provider in relation to a child or young person; and\n(b) references to a service provider or any authority include any person exercising a function on behalf of, or under arrangements made by, that service provider or authority in accordance with Part 4 or 5 of the Act.\n(3) A matter mentioned in paragraph (1) may not be the subject of a complaint if a complaint in respect of that matter has already been determined in accordance with this Order.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030851/article/2",
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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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