{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-4-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/476",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 4 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-4-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Education, England\nMade 31st March 2016\nComing into force 1st September 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers in sections 87(3)(c), (7), (10), (11), (12A), (13) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in accordance with section 87(6A)(a) of the Education Act 2002.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 32. Section 87(7) was amended by sections 174, 192 and 266 of, and paragraphs 31, 35(1), (3)(a) and (3)(b) of Schedule 12 and Part 4 of Schedule 16 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22); and by section 26 of, and paragraphs 11 and 13 of Schedule 8 to, the Education Act 2011 (c. 21). There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument. Section 87(10) was amended by sections 174 and 192 of, and paragraphs 31, 35(1) and (5) of Schedule 12 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009; and by sections 48 and 103(2) of, and paragraphs 10(1) and (8)(b) of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21). Section 87(11) was amended by sections 174 and 192 of, and paragraphs 31, 35(1) and (6) of Schedule 12 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. Section 87(12A) was inserted by section 159(1) and (4) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation is a Non-Ministerial Department established under section 127 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 87(6A) was inserted by section 159(1) and (2) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009."
    }
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  "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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