rson’s IRO will be crucial in making sure that the care plan considers the young person’s views. Before any move can take place, the young person’s statutory review meeting, chaired by their IRO, will evaluate the quality of the assessment of the young person’s readiness and preparation for any move. The young person and the professionals responsible for contributing to the plan and the review must concur that they have developed the skills necessary to manage any transition to more "independent living" where, as a result, less support will be provided. 1.12. Local authority provision of continuing leaving care support must ensure that throughout the period that each care leaver is provided with leaving care services, his/her needs are subject to on-going assessment and review, so that the authority’s intervention puts them on the pathway to success as they make their transition to adulthood. 3 Stein M (with data annexe by Morris M) (2010) C4EO Knowledge Review 3: Increasing the number of care leavers in 'settled, safe accommodation’ (September 2010). http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/vulnerablechildren/careleavers/files/increasing_care_leavers_in_safe_ accommodation_full_knowledge_review.pdf 10 Chapter 2: The legal framework Definitions of categories of children entitled to care leaving support Definitions Main Statutory Obligations Eligible children Defined in paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act, and regulation 40 of the Care Planning Regulations as a child who is: (a) looked after, (b) aged 16 or 17, and (c) 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 he reached 14 and ended after he reached 16. The local authority has the same statutory obligations in relation to eligible child