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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-staff-protection-order-1970/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-staff-protection-order-1970/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1970/1975",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Social Services (Staff Protection) Order 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-social-services-staff-protection-order-1970",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 18th December 1970\nLaid before Parliament 31st December 1970\nComing into Operation 1st January 1971\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of his powers under section 9(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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1975/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:51:18.869455+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}