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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/17/section/1/notes</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Young people</dc:subject><dc:subject>People</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children in need</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003</dc:title><dc:creator>Scottish Executive</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer for Scotland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-03-09</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/17" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2003" Number="0017">Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003</Citation></Title>
<Number>17</Number>
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<DateText>1 May 2003</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/17/section/1" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-1">Section 1</CitationSubRef>: Establishment</Title>
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<Text>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/17/section/1/1" CitationRef="c00003" SectionRef="section-1-1">1</CitationSubRef>) establishes the office of Commissioner for Children and Young People.</Text>
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<Text>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2003/17/section/1/2" CitationRef="c00003" SectionRef="section-1-2">2</CitationSubRef>) introduces schedule 1 which makes detailed provision concerning the status, independence, remuneration, terms of appointment and general powers of the Commissioner. The schedule also makes detailed provision in relation to various matters of an administrative nature.</Text>
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