Written questions

Kinship Care: Young People

Commons · Question 64962 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

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

Answered by Janet Daby, 14 Jul 2025

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...