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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-barring-procedure-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/474",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Barring Procedure) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-barring-procedure-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales\nMade 28th February 2008\nLaid before Parliament 5th March 2008\nComing into force 7th April 2008\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61(5) and 64(1) of, and paragraphs 15(1) and (2), and 18(3)(b) and (6) of Schedule 3 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraph 18(3)(b) and (6) of Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 refer to periods prescribed for the purposes of those provisions. Section 60(1) of that Act defines “prescribed” as meaning prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c.47."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/474/introduction",
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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."
}