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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/section-47",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/13",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011",
  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Commanders",
  "text": "(1) The metropolitan police force must have one or more Commanders.\n(2) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must consult the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime before appointing a person as a Commander.\n(3) The appointment of a person as a Commander is subject to regulations under section 50 of the Police Act 1996.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 47 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:27.716276+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."
}