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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-14/paragraph-20",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
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  "path": "schedule/14/paragraph/20",
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  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where there is a vacancy in the office of clerk to the governing body of the school, the local education authority shall appoint a person selected by the governing body.\n(2) Before selecting a person to recommend for such appointment, the governing body shall consult the chief education officer of the authority.",
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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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