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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transparency-requirements-england-regulations-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/480",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-transparency-requirements-england-regulations-2015",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nUnder section 2 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 the Secretary of State may issue a code of recommended practice on publication of information by local authorities. Under section 3 of the 1980 Act, the Secretary of State may by regulations require authorities to publish the information specified in such a code, in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in that code.\nThese Regulations require local authorities in England to which section 2(1) of the 1980 Act applies, other than parish councils under a specified threshold and parish meetings, to comply with Part 2 of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 issued on 27th February 2015 (“the Code”). On the date these Regulations come into force the Code replaces the Local Government Transparency Code 2014 which was issued on 3rd October 2014 (“the 2014 Code”). Regulation 3 of these Regulations revokes the Regulations which made compliance with the 2014 Code mandatory.\nThe Code can be accessed at www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-transparency-code-2015 and copies may be obtained from the Department for Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.\nAn impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of local government is available at www.gov.uk and is also published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/480/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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