{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-disclosure-of-information-regulations-1991/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-disclosure-of-information-regulations-1991/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1753",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Aid (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-disclosure-of-information-regulations-1991",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations waive the rules of privilege and confidentiality thereby to permit legal representatives to disclose to the Legal Aid Board, or any person acting with the Board’s authority, information relating to the cases of clients or former clients who are or were legally aided.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1753/note",
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  },
  "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."
}