Local authority applications under Part 2 of the Act

3.  An application by a local authority for registration under section 33(1)(c) of the Act shall provide–

(a) the information set out in the Schedule;

(b) a statement that the local authority have determined that they must provide the service in order to fulfil a statutory duty; and

(c) a statement of the reasons for that determination (including identification of the statutory provisions which in the opinion of the local authority give rise to that duty).