Unaccompanied children
I118Duty of local authority to provide information to the Secretary of State
1
The Secretary of State may direct a local authority to provide information to the Secretary of State for the purposes of helping the Secretary of State to make a decision under section 17(1) or (4) (decision to transfer unaccompanied migrant child from Secretary of State to local authority or vice versa).
2
The information that the Secretary of State may direct a local authority to provide is—
a
information about the accommodation and support provided to children by the local authority;
b
such other information as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
3
A local authority which is directed to provide information under this section must provide it—
a
in such form and manner as the Secretary of State may direct, and
b
before such time or before the end of such period as the Secretary of State may direct.