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  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Detailed consideration of aggravating or mitigating factors may result in a minimum term of any length (whatever the starting point), or in the making of a whole life order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 21 para. 8 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2"
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