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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/130</dc:identifier><dc:title>Legal Services Act 2007</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Legal Services Board and in respect of its functions; to make provision for, and in connection with, the regulation of persons who carry on certain legal activities; to make provision for the establishment of the Office for Legal Complaints and for a scheme to consider and determine legal complaints; to make provision about claims management services and about immigration advice and immigration services; to make provision in respect of legal representation provided free of charge; to make provision about the application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007; to make provision about the Scottish legal services ombudsman; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><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>2025-01-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-01-01</dct:valid>
					
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