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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-regulated-activity-miscellaneous-and-transitional-provisions-and-commencement-no-5-order-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2610",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-regulated-activity-miscellaneous-and-transitional-provisions-and-commencement-no-5-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales\nMade 1st October 2009\nComing into force 12th October 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(3), 21(12), 61(5), 64(1), (2)(a) and (3) and 65 of, and paragraphs 2(1), 8(1) and 24(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006:\nIn accordance with section 56(3)(a), (c), (o), (p) and (q) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers:\nA draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 61(3) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 47."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2610/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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