{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-complaints-procedure-order-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-complaints-procedure-order-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2244",
  "legislation_title": "Local Authority Social Services (Complaints Procedure) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-complaints-procedure-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 12th November 1990\nComing into force 1st April 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7B(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 42; section 7B was inserted by section 50 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2244/introduction",
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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."
}