Looked after children Care leavers in England
The term "care leavers" is used to describe those children and young people who fall within scope of local authority duties set out in sections 23A to 24D of the 1989 Act.. Under section 30 of the Children and Families Act 2014 a local authority in England must publish information about the provision which it expects to have available for children and young people who have special educational needs or a disability. Schedule 2 of the Children Act 1989 already places a duty on local authorities to publish information about the services it provides under sections 17, 18, 20, 23B to 23D, 24A and 24B and, where they consider appropriate, about the provision of services by others that local authorities have the power to provide under those sections.
	Sections 23B and 23C of the 1989 Act impose duties on local authorities to provide assistance and support to relevant children and former relevant children (namely, children who were formerly looked after by a local authority). Included in the assistance to be provided is the duty to appoint a personal adviser if certain criteria are met. Section 23CA of the 1989 Act further requires a local authority to carry out a needs assessment, to prepare a pathway plan and to appoint a personal adviser for a former relevant child, but only if that child has informed the responsible local authority that he wishes to pursue a programme of education and training.