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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suitability-of-adopters-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1712",
  "legislation_title": "The Suitability of Adopters Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/suitability-of-adopters-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND\nMade 27th June 2005\nComing into force 30th December 2005\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 140(3)(a) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 9(1), 45(1) and (2) and 140(8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38."
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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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