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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-guardians-allowance-up-rating-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111493045",
  "legislation_title": "The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-guardians-allowance-up-rating-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 190(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 23 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nSocial Security\nMade ***\nComing into force 12th April 2010\nFollowing the carrying out a review in Great Britain of the sums specified in section 150(1)(a)(i) (rates of benefits, etc) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”) in the tax year ending with 5th April 2010, the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices was not greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning.\nIn accordance with the discretion afforded by virtue of section 23 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (“the Reform Act”) the Treasury considered it appropriate, having regard to the national economic situation and other matters they considered relevant, to lay a draft of the following Order before each House of Parliament which increases the weekly rate of guardian’s allowance.\nA draft of this Order was laid before and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 190(1)(a) of the Administration Act and section 23 of the Reform Act.\nAccordingly, the Treasury make the following Order in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(9) and 189(4) of the Administration Act and now vested in them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2009 c. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of guardian’s allowance under part 10 of the Administration Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)."
    }
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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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