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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-protocol-order-2023/schedule/paragraph-32",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/649",
  "legislation_title": "The Policing Protocol Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-protocol-order-2023",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/32",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Operational Matters",
  "text": "The operational independence of the police is a fundamental principle of British policing. It is expected by the Home Secretary that the professional discretion of the police service and oath of office give surety to the public that this shall not be compromised.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 32 in force at 3.7.2023, see art. 1(1)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/649/schedule/paragraph/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:44:12.646496+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}