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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/historical-institutional-abuse-northern-ireland-act-2019/section-25",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2019/31",
  "legislation_title": "Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/historical-institutional-abuse-northern-ireland-act-2019",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Powers of the Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioner may undertake or commission research into matters concerning the interests of victims and survivors.\n(2) The Commissioner may—\n(a) compile information concerning the interests of victims and survivors;\n(b) provide advice or information on matters concerning the interests of victims and survivors;\n(c) publish anything concerning the interests of victims and survivors, including—\n(i) the results of research undertaken or commissioned under subsection (1), and\n(ii) advice provided by the Commissioner.\n(3) The Commissioner may make representations or recommendations to any person about matters concerning the interests of victims and survivors.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 25 in force at 2.11.2020 by S.R. 2020/229, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/31/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:02:24.431281+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."
}