nless they already did so when he was an eligible child) [section 23B(2) of the 1989 Act; the functions of the personal adviser are 12 Definitions Main Statutory Obligations (a) his parent, (b) someone who is not his parent but who has parental responsibility for him or, (c) where he is in care and there was a residence order in force immediately before the care order was made, a person in whose favour the residence order was made then that child is not a relevant child despite falling within section 23A(2). Where those living arrangements break down and the child ceases to live with the person concerned, the child is to be treated as a relevant child. set out in regulation 8 of the Care Leavers Regulations] • safeguard and promote the relevant child’s welfare by maintaining him, providing him with or maintaining him in suitable accommodation and providing assistance in order to meet his needs in relation to education, training or employment as provided for in his pathway plan [section 23B(8) of the 1989 Act and regulation 9 of the Care Leavers Regulations; regulation 9 also makes provision about the meaning of “suitable accommodation”]. Former relevant children Defined in section 23C(1) of the 1989 Act as a young person who is: (a) aged 18 or above, and either (b) has been a relevant child and would be one if he were under 18, or (c) immediately before he ceased to be looked after at age 18, was an eligible child. The local authority that last looked after the former relevant child must: • take reasonable steps to keep in touch with the former relevant child, and if they lose touch with him, to re- establish contact [section 23C(2) of the 1989 Act] continue to keep the pathway plan under regular review [section 23C(3)(b) of the 1989 Act; the requirements for carrying o