R (on the application of A) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2010] EWHC 1652 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 58 (Jul)
It might be that changing circumstances would require substantial adjustment of an existing “pathway plan” made pursuant to the Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/2874) in respect of, for example, accommodation, but it was difficult to see how a personal adviser could properly make changes to an operational plan (which might require budgetary provisions) to deal with such changes in circumstances.
Further, the leaving care guidance, issued under s 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, was to be interpreted as meaning that a personal adviser could legitimately take the initiative in relation to a review of a plan, and that s/he could play a very active role in such a review.
