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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-7",
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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",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Extension of timescales in special circumstances",
  "text": "(1) Any timescale with which an investigating authority must comply by virtue of article 5 or 6 may be extended where the investigating authority considers that there are special circumstances which make it appropriate to do so.\n(2) Where an investigating authority decides to extend a timescale in accordance with paragraph (1), the authority must write to the person aggrieved—\n(a) giving reasons for the extension of the timescale; and\n(b) advising of the date to which the timescale has been extended.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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