{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-9-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2104",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-9-order-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nArticle 2 brings into force sections 26 to 28 of the Act on 1st September 2013.\nSection 26 of the Act imposes a requirement on schools, 16 to 19 Academies and further education institutions to notify parents and obtain parental consent before processing a child’s biometric information.\nSection 27 specifies exceptions to the consent requirement and makes further provision about consent and notification.\nSection 28 contains definitions relevant to the operation of sections 26 to 28.\nArticle 3 brings into force consequential amendments and repeals related to Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act (destruction, retention and use of fingerprints etc).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2104/note",
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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."
}