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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/section-38",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/27",
  "legislation_title": "Serious Crime Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Disclosure of information in accordance with orders",
  "text": "(1) A person who complies with a requirement imposed by a serious crime prevention order to answer questions, provide information or produce documents does not breach—\n(a) any obligation of confidence; or\n(b) any other restriction on making the disclosure concerned (however imposed).\n(2) But see sections 11 to 14 (which limit the requirements that may be imposed by serious crime prevention orders in connection with answering questions, providing information or producing documents).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 38 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(i)"
    }
  ],
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      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2025/31",
      "affecting_title": "Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:31.404406+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}