{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/section-38",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/41",
  "legislation_title": "Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Local authority",
  "text": "(1) A local authority may in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State—\n(a) assist in arranging for the provision of an accommodation centre;\n(b) make premises available for an accommodation centre;\n(c) provide services in connection with an accommodation centre.\n(2) In particular, a local authority may—\n(a) incur reasonable expenditure;\n(b) provide services outside its area;\n(c) provide services jointly with another body;\n(d) form a company;\n(e) tender for or enter into a contract;\n(f) do anything (including anything listed in paragraphs (a) to (e)) for a preparatory purpose.\n(3) In this section “local authority” means—\n(a) a local authority within the meaning of section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), and\n(b) a Northern Ireland authority within the meaning of section 110 of that Act and an Education and Library Board established under Article 3 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/ 594 (N.I. 3)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:47.769208+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."
}