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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-12/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person does not contravene section 91(2)(b) or (d), so far as relating to age, only by providing, or making arrangements for or facilitating the provision of, care for children of a particular age group.\n(2) Facilitating the provision of care for a child includes—\n(a) paying for some or all of the cost of the provision;\n(b) helping a parent of the child to find a suitable person to provide care for the child;\n(c) enabling a parent of the child to spend more time providing care for the child or otherwise assisting the parent with respect to the care that the parent provides for the child.\n(3) A child is a person who has not attained the age of 17.\n(4) A reference to care includes a reference to supervision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/12/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:11.189587+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."
}