Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58315
Kinship Care
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) support (i) hidden and (ii) unpaid family carers who (A) are and (B) are not engaged with formal care systems.
Answer
Stephen KinnockLocal authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers. Local authoriti...
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