s, which began after he reached 14 and ended after he reached 16. The local authority has the same statutory obligations in relation to eligible children as they do towards other children looked after by them, including a duty to maintain their care plan, carry out regular reviews of their case and appoint an independent reviewing officer for the child. In addition they must: • prepare an assessment of the eligible child’s needs with a view to determining what advice, assistance and support it would be • appropriate for them to provide him (both while he is still looked after and after he stops being looked after) [paragraph 19B(4) of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act; the requirements for carrying out the assessment are set out in regulation 42 of the Care Planning Regulations] • as soon as possible after the assessment of needs is completed, prepare a pathway plan (which includes the child’s care plan) [paragraph 19B(4) of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act; the requirements for preparing the pathway plan are set out in regulation 43 of the Care Planning Regulations] • keep the pathway plan under regular review [paragraph 19B(5) of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act] 11 Definitions Main Statutory Obligations • appoint a personal adviser for the child [paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act; the functions of the personal adviser are set out in regulation 44 of the Care Planning Regulations]. Relevant children Defined in section 23A(2) of the 1989 Act as a child who is: (a) not looked after, (b) aged 16 or 17, and (c) was, before he last ceased to be looked after, an eligible child. Regulation 3 of the Care Leavers Regulations prescribes a further category of relevant child who is: (a) not looked after, (b) aged 16 or 17, and (c) at the time he attained the age of 16 was detained (i.e. d