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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-amendment-recruitment-standards-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Amendment) (Recruitment Standards) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-amendment-recruitment-standards-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd February 2026\nLaid before Parliament 24th February 2026\nComing into force 17th March 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(1), (2)(b) and (4) of the Police Act 1996.\nIn accordance with section 50(2ZC)of that Act, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 16. Section 50 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 22 and Part 8 of Schedule 28 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), section 3 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), and section 123(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 50(2ZC) was inserted by section 123(1) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and amended by section 48(6) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017. Section 123 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 was the subject of a correction slip published on 4th August 2014."
    }
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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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