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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-800/article-18",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2016/800",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2016/800 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-800",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Right to legal aid",
  "text": "Member States shall ensure that national law in relation to legal aid guarantees the effective exercise of the right to be assisted by a lawyer pursuant to Article 6.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/800/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:35.100660+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."
}