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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/11/section/21/2002-04-30</dc:identifier><dc:title>Social Security Fraud Act 2001</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision, for the purposes of the law relating to social security, about the obtaining and disclosure of information; and to make provision for restricting the payment of social security benefits and war pensions in the case of persons convicted of offences relating to such benefits or pensions and about the institution of proceedings for such offences; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>2001-05-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-21</dc:modified><dct:valid>2002-04-30</dct:valid>
					
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