Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 101225

Pupils: Kinship Care

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to educators to support their understanding of kinship care.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The government recognises that there is a need for greater awareness of the needs of kinship children and families and the importance of improving data collection in this space and is therefore exploring including kinship in the school census.Following th...

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