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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1771",
  "legislation_title": "The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "children and young persons, england\nMade 20th June 2007\nLaid before Parliament 27th June 2007\nComing into force 1st September 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39(1)(b), 44(1) to (4) and 104(2) of the Childcare Act 2006, and having consulted Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 43(2), makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 21."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "On 1st April 2007 the functions of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England were transferred to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (see Part 8 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)). The definition of “Chief Inspector” in section 98(1) of the Childcare Act 2006 is amended by paragraph 117 of Schedule 14 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006. The consultation took place before 1st April 2007 and the Secretary of State therefore consulted at that time Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England."
    }
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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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