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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1988/article-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/913",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1988",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Duty of court to explain charge in simple language.",
  "text": "The court shall explain to the child or young person the substance of the charge in simple language suitable to his age and understanding.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/913/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:06:18.954433+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."
}