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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-establishment-of-probation-trusts-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/195",
  "legislation_title": "The Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-establishment-of-probation-trusts-order-2010",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order dissolves two existing probation trusts and establishes 29 new probation trusts under the power in section 5(1) of the Offender Management Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”). The establishment of probation trusts are part of the arrangements for the provision of probation services in England and Wales contained in Part 1 of the 2007 Act. The arrangements are being brought into force by geographical areas in phases. The first six probation trusts were established from 1st April 2008 by the Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2008. The next two probation trusts were established from 1st April 2009 by the Offender Management Act 2007 (Establishment of Probation Trusts) Order 2009. This Order establishes probation trusts in all remaining geographical areas in England and Wales.\nWhen a trust is set up, it replaces the probation board in that area, probation boards being the arrangements in respect of the National Probation Service for England and Wales for particular geographical areas pursuant to Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”). Four of the probation trusts established by this Order cover the geographical areas of more than one probation board under the 2000 Act. This Order also dissolves two existing probation trusts in Wales and creates one new probation trust for all of Wales.\nThe probation trusts listed in article 3 of this Order are established for the purposes set out in article 4 on 1st April 2010. Contracts made with the Secretary of State for Justice under section 3(2) of the 2007 Act will be the principal mechanism for setting out in detail the activities of the trusts, including specifying the geographical area in which the trusts will operate.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/598."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2009/504."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/195/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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