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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-commencement-no-6-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2611",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, Northern Ireland\nMade 1st October 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61(5), 64(1) and 65 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 56(3)(p) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 47."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2611/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."
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