Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 64962

Kinship Care: Young People

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Cat Eccles

LabourStourbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the post- (a) 16 and (b) 18 support for young people raised in kinship.

Answer

Janet Daby
This government is committed to ensuring more children are supported in a strong kinship care arrangement, avoiding care where possible, because we know that this leads to better outcomes.We are legislating through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bil...

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