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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-categorisation-england-order-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1704",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Categorisation) (England) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-categorisation-england-order-2004",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order categorises local authorities in England into five categories according to performance. The categorisation follows a report of the Audit Commission on 1st July 2004. A copy of the report may be obtained free of charge from Andrew Whitehead, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Eland House, Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU; telephone 020 7944 3846 or email Andrew.Whitehead@odpm.gsi.gov.uk.\nA regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1704/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."
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