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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-devolution-alignment-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/265",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Devolution Alignment) Order 2009",
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  "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 11th February 2009\nLaid before Parliament 19th February 2009\nComing into force 13th March 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 54(1) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 47."
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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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