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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-regulations-2009/regulation-18",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111487006",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009",
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  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Consent to care and treatment",
  "text": "The registered person must—\n(a) have suitable arrangements in place for obtaining, and acting in accordance with, the consent of service users in relation to the care and treatment provided for them; and\n(b) have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate expert body in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (a).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111487006/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:56:38.813155+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."
}