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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-and-inspection-of-social-care-wales-act-2016/section-4",
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  "legislation": "anaw/2016/2",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016",
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  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "General objectives",
  "text": "The general objectives of the Welsh Ministers in exercising their functions under this Part are—\n(a) to protect, promote and maintain the safety and well-being of people who use regulated services, and\n(b) to promote and maintain high standards in the provision of regulated services.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "S. 4 in force at 2.4.2018 by S.I. 2017/1326, art. 2(3)(c)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/4",
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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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