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When justifying their CPOs, the government guidance on compulsory purchase is clear that acquiring authorities should address the potential harm to private rights and how the impacts on human rights from the respective order have been considered. To help justify and limit infringements of ECHR rights, a person who is entitled to compensation may request an advance payment of that compensation from the acquiring authority. If an advance payment is requested, the acquiring authority must make the payment once it has begun implementing the CPO and within a specified timeframe.