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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2157",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) 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 20th August 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59(11) and 64(1), (2) and (3) of, and paragraphs 6 and 9 of Schedule 4 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 56(3)(n) and (o) 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": 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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