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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-education-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/1836",
  "legislation_title": "The Secretary of State for Education Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-education-order-2010",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order in Council is made under sections 1 and 2 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975. It makes provision in connection with the appointment of the Secretary of State for Education.\nIn particular, the Secretary of State for Education has replaced the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Children, Schools and Families has become the Department for Education. See the Prime Minister’s written statement to Parliament dated 2nd June 2010 (reported in Hansard (House of Commons) at columns 22WS to 24WS; available at www.parliament.uk).\nArticle 3 provides for the incorporation of the Secretary of State for Education as a corporation sole and provides for the authentication of the corporate seal and the execution and certification of documents.\nArticle 4 transfers to the Secretary of State for Education the functions of the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the property, rights and liabilities of the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families.\nArticle 5 makes other supplementary provision relating to the Secretary of State for Education.\nArticle 6 and the Schedule to the Order make consequential amendments to Acts of Parliament and subordinate legislation.\nNothing in this Order alters the functions of the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or the devolved authorities in Northern Ireland.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as there is no impact on the voluntary or private sectors.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1836/note",
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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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