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<h1>Office of the Children’s Guardian</h1> </div> <div class="paragraph-banner__intro intro-text">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>We oversee organisations to uphold children and young people’s right to be safe. </p></div>  </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-banner__image">     <div class="field field--name-field-banner-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">     <article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-banner-image">     <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item">       <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_responsive_image_xl_1200px_/public/2021-10/adobe-stock-265143893%402x.webp?h=b6c94d59&itok=ViJ9Ip7S 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1350px)" type="image/webp" width="1200" 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