her after the former relevant child reaches their 18th birthday. Terminology 7.21. In this section, ‘young person’ means a former relevant child who was looked after immediately prior to their 18th birthday (as an eligible child). An eligible child is defined in paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989, as aged 16 or 17, still looked after, and has been looked after by a local authority for a period of 13 weeks, or periods amounting in total to 13 weeks, which began after s/he reached 14 and ended after s/he reached 16. 7.22. From the age of 18 young people are no longer ‘in care’ or ‘looked after’ and therefore fostering arrangements and legislation relating to children placed with foster carers no longer applies. In circumstances where a young person remains with their former foster carer after the age of 18, the arrangement should therefore be deemed as ‘remaining with their former foster carer’ or a ‘staying put’ arrangement. 7.23. The term ‘arrangement’ should be used rather than placement; the term placement denotes a situation where the local authority arranges and places a child with a foster carer. Once the child reaches the age of 18 and legal adulthood, the local 63 authority is no longer making a placement, but maintaining a ‘staying put’ arrangement for the former relevant child. Background 7.24. The benefits of a ‘staying put’ arrangement for a young person are primarily about extending a familial relationship in which the young person continues to experience security and stability. Young people who are in foster care should be able to benefit from ‘staying put’ arrangements, regardless of whether they are in education, employment or training (EET) before turning 18. Local authorities should support and encourage the young person to progress in