Kinship Care
Commons · Question 22714 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Janet Daby, 16 Jan 2025
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...