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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2007-commencement-no-11-order-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1608",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2007-commencement-no-11-order-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force section 48 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (“the Act”) which makes amendments to sections 122C (supply of information to authorities administering benefit), 122D (supply of information by authorities administering benefit), 122E (supply of information between authorities administering benefit) and 126A (power to require information from landlords and agents) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. These amendments are consequential upon sections 46 and 47 of the Act which confer powers on local authorities to investigate and prosecute offences relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of State.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1608/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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