nclude an explicit assessment of the support they need to develop the skills that they will require to be ready for this significant change. The plan must also include a thorough assessment as to the suitability of the potential accommodation for the individual young person. 3.10. It is very important that information about the young person’s financial capability is fully up to date, so that where the young person is to move to more independent accommodation this issue has been assessed thoroughly before any move takes place. Relevant children and pathway plans 3.11. A pathway plan must be prepared for each relevant child. This pathway plan should be prepared prior to the young person ceasing to be looked after (i.e. 6 Good health goes beyond having access to formal health services. Supporting care leavers’ health and development requires attention to environmental factors as well as physical emotional and mental health needs. They need support so they have the knowledge and skills to communicate and relate to others and to take responsibility for themselves. 20 when they are an “eligible child”) and considered at a statutory review chaired by the young person’s IRO. 3.12. The professional preparing the pathway plan on behalf of the local authority, usually the young person’s social worker, must engage constructively with the young person to define priorities and the focus of the plan. In addition they must consult with: • the young person’s parents, other adults with parental responsibility and relevant members of their wider family network; • the young person’s current carer and any prospective future provider of housing and accommodation support; • the young person’s designated teacher, college tutor or other educational professional familiar with the young person’s 