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  "legislation_title": "Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about human trafficking and slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour, including provision about offences and sentencing, provision for victim support and provision to reduce activity related to offences.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 1st October 2015 and received Royal Assent on 4th November 2015",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
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