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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2113",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2012",
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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 14th August 2012\nLaid before Parliament 16th August 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(7), 48(6) and 49(6) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 47. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act was amended by section 72(5) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2113/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."
}