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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-amendment-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3339",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-amendment-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND\nCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND\nMade 3rd December 2005\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 2005\nComing into force 30th December 2005\nThe Secretary of State for Education and Skills in exercise of powers conferred by sections 9(1)(a) and 140(7) and (8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister who is defined in section 144(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 in relation to England as the Secretary of State."
    }
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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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