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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tertiary-education-and-research-wales-act-2022/section-3",
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  "legislation": "asc/2022/1",
  "legislation_title": "Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tertiary-education-and-research-wales-act-2022",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Promoting equality of opportunity",
  "text": "(1) The Commission must promote—\n(a) increased participation in‍ Welsh tertiary education by persons who are members of under-represented groups;\n(b) increased participation in the carrying out of research and innovation in Wales by persons who are members of under-represented groups;\n(c) retention of students who are members of under-represented groups to the end of courses of‍ Welsh tertiary education;\n(d) reduction of any gaps in attainment in‍ Welsh tertiary education between different groups of students where the differences arise from social, cultural, economic or organisational factors;\n(e) the provision of support for students finishing courses of‍ Welsh tertiary education who are members of under-represented groups to continue their tertiary education, find employment or start a business.\n(2) In this section, “under-represented groups” are—\n(a) in relation to tertiary education, groups that are under-represented in‍ Welsh tertiary education as a result of social, cultural, economic or organisational factors, and\n(b) in relation to research and innovation, groups that are under-represented in the carrying out of research and innovation in Wales as a result of social, cultural, economic or organisational factors.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 148(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 3 in force at 4.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/919, art. 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 3 in force at 1.4.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/919, art. 4(a)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2022/1/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:54.402833+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."
}