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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-2.4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Conduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2.4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2.4",
  "heading": "Article 2 Police Investigations",
  "text": "Police officers shall take account of the particular needs of witnesses and shall be guided by Police Service policy and procedure for their protection and support, in particular, where the intimidation of witnesses is a risk.\n(Sourced from: Article 4 United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power; Article 1 United Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials; Paragraphs 47, 48 and 51 of the European Code of Police Ethics.)",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/41/schedule/paragraph/2.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:58:35.878787+00:00"
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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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