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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-4-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2521",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-4-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, Englandandwales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northernireland\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, Englandandwales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, Northern Ireland\nMade 3rd October 2012\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 120(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c. 9."
    }
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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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