Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 22714

Kinship Care

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help support kinship carers in (a) Liverpool and (b) other areas.

Answer

Janet Daby

The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. In October 2024, the department published the new Kinship Care statutory guidance for local authorities, which sets out the support a...

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