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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "In exercising its functions under this Part, a local authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at 28.6.2013 by S.I. 2013/1204, art. 2(p)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+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."
}