s 71 Request for transfer of responsibility for relevant children
(1) Subsection (2) applies if— (a) a local authority ... (“ the first authority ”) requests another local authority ... (“ 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.