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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-assembly-for-wales-legislative-competence-social-welfare-order-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110819006",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-assembly-for-wales-legislative-competence-social-welfare-order-2008",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The Order extends the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales to make laws known as Measures of the National Assembly for Wales (referred to in the 2006 Act as “Assembly Measures”). The legislative competence conferred by this Order is subject to general limitations on the exercise of that legislative competence, which apply by virtue of section 94 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2006 Act.\nThe amendments relate to field 15 (social welfare) in Part 1 of Schedule 5. Article 2(2) inserts matter 15.1 which is about—\ncharges for social care services provided or secured by local authorities, and\ndirect payments in respect of individuals so they, or persons looking after them, may secure social care services.\nThe following are expressly excluded from the matter —\nchild support,\ntax credits,\nchild benefit and guardian’s allowance ,\nsocial security,\nindependent living funds, and\nmotability.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110819006/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:16:01.413904+00:00"
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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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