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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "asp/2001/8",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-care-scotland-act-2001",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Scottish Social Services Council; to make provision for the registration and regulation of care services and for the registration, regulation and training of social service workers; to enable local authorities to make grants in respect of activities relating to child care and family support and to make direct payments to children in respect of certain care services; to enable the Scottish Ministers to delegate a power to make certain grants and loans for social work; to make further provision as respects payments by local authorities towards maintenance of certain children residing with and being cared for by persons other than their parents; to enable local authorities to provide and maintain residential accommodation in which nursing is provided; to make further provision as respects persons who have been looked after by local authorities; to amend the definition of “place of safety\" in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; to make further provision as respects the appointment for children of curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders; and for connected purposes.\nThe Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 31st May 2001 and received Royal Assent on 5th July 2001",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act modified (27.3.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 7(1)"
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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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