PART 5Support etc for certain categories of migrant

Transfer of responsibility for relevant children

71Request for transfer of responsibility for relevant children

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.