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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-electronic-communications-order-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111508596",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Electronic Communications) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-electronic-communications-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nSocial Security\nMade 2011\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1\nThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, considering that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.\nA draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. The power in section 8 is vested in “the appropriate Minister”. By virtue of section 9(1)(a), the Secretary of State is “the appropriate Minister” in relation to any matter with which a department of the Secretary of State is concerned."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111508596/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:53:49.734987+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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