his entitlement is not just for when a looked after child or care leaver wishes to complain, it includes situations where young people need to make representations about the quality of the care and support provided by their responsible authority. 2.15. Access to advocacy will be particularly important where the local authority’s decision-making processes concern the child’s readiness to move from their care placement. Young people may frequently require independent support to enable them to put their view across and express their wishes and feelings about the help they feel they will need for the future, so that they are enabled to reach their potential. 4 The Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1109) 5 Get it Sorted - Guidance on Providing Effective Advocacy Services for Children and Young People Making a Complaint under the Children Act 1989 (2004): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advocacy- services-for-children-and-young-people 18 Chapter 3: Pathway planning and personal advisers 3.1. As corporate parents, responsible authorities should provide support to care leavers in the same way that reasonable parents provide support for their own children. 3.2. The participation of care leavers is fundamental to effective pathway planning. Young people should be central to discussions and plans for their futures and it will be exceptional for decisions about their futures to be made without their full participation. They must be active participants in building their future, based on their hopes and aspirations. 3.3. The responsibilities of local authorities to prepare pathway plans and support care leavers as they make the transition to adulthood apply irrespective of any other services being provided for them, for example, because they are disabled, in c