(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 18 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 68(4)(f)