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Kinship care

News 17 February

Kinship carers march on Treasury

Kinship carers are more likely to face financial difficulties, reasearch finds. Picture: NDAB Creativity/Adobe Stock

News 12 December 2024

Paid leave for kinship carers worth over £1bn to UK economy, research suggests

A legal definition could give clarity to kinship carers. Picture: Svitlana/Adobe Stock

Features 30 May 2023

Legal Update: Kinship care arrangements

Analysis found significant regional variation in the rate of kinship foster care and kinship special guardianship order arrangements. Picture: NDABCreativity/Adobe Stock

Analysis 30 August 2022

Research helps shape Care Review findings on improving outcomes

Children in kinship care are less likely to experience placement disruption than those in mainstream foster care. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock

Features 21 June 2022

Legal Update: Kinship care and the Care Review

Many kinship carers often live in poverty and are older than other groups raising children, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 November 2021

Peer support services boost for kinship carers

Josh MacAlister says he hopes the new report will lead to better recommendations. Picture: Frontline

News 13 October 2021

Care Review publishes responses to ‘overly critical’ Case for Change

Andy Elvin, chief executive of Tact, has called for the Care Review to consider the proposals for a national care service. Picture: Tact

News 16 September 2021

Tact proposes creation of national care service

More than 200,000 children and young people in the UK are in kinship care, according to the charity Kinship. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 August 2021

Young people in kinship care launch lobbying group

The government wants to approve adoption processes. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 July 2021

National Adoption Strategy launches

The Special Guardianship Order has been a significant option for permanence since 2005. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Special guardianship best practice guidance

The report recommends that local authorities should be compelled to pursue kinship care options for children as a “first port of call”. Picture: Apex

Analysis 27 October 2020

Taskforce calls to prioritise kinship carers

The co-design process allowed the views of young people and carers to be incorporated into the development of new technology. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe stock

Research 31 March 2020

Evaluation of the University of Kent’s Consortium Project to Explore How Technology Can Support Young People in Care

The partnership between Peterborough City Council and charity Tact ended early after both parties spent more than planned. Picture: Adobe Stock/chrisdorney

Analysis 28 January 2020

Peterborough contract collapse: key reasons and its implications

The number of children adopted in England has fallen by a third since 2018. Picture: Adobe Stock/digitalskillet1

Analysis 28 January 2020

Clash over prioritising adoption

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