PART 5

Support etc for certain categories of migrant

Transfer of responsibility for relevant children

Request for transfer of responsibility for relevant children
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1
Subsection (2) applies if—
a
a local authority in England (“the first authority”) requests another local authority in England (“the second authority”) to enter into arrangements under section 69, and
b
the second authority does not comply with the first authority’s request.
2
The Secretary of State may direct the second authority to provide the first authority and the Secretary of State with written reasons for its failure to comply with the request.
3
In this section “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 69.