al authorities need to acknowledge and take account of and respect the individual’s circumstances in their service delivery, consistent with the Equality Act 2010. Non-discriminatory policy and processes to meet the different needs and situations of the care leaver should be provided. Access • The records that are provided should be legible, coherent and well-ordered and enable the care leaver to understand their family background, reason for being in care and what took place during their period in care; • Local authorities should respond to requests from a direct descendant of a care leaver if information about family history is being sought; Pathway Planning 4.29. The pathway plan, and the assessment informing it, must provide a full, accurate and meaningful (narrative style) record of the young person’s needs with explicit information about their wishes and feelings for their future. Life Story work with each child and young person is essential if they are to understand what has happened in their childhood. This should include photos and other significant memorabilia. A copy of the whole life story work record should be kept securely. 4.30. Each young person must have a copy of their pathway plan and understand which professionals have access to it and the arrangements made by the local authority for secure filing and storage. Similarly, where other agencies have a copy of their contribution to the plan, then the responsible authority must assure itself that the agency understands their responsibility to maintain confidentiality and make arrangements for secure storage of documents containing personal information about care leavers. Authorities need to ensure that they have their own data protection policies in place and satisfy themselves that they are complying wit