Speaking at a support event for carers in Woolwich, south east London earlier this week (7 October), Daby, who is a former children’s social worker, added: “You shouldn’t have to fight so much for your rights."
While speaking with the group of kinship carers, Daby announced the appointment of the new kinship care ambassador, Jahnine Davis, who accompanied her on the visit.
Davis will work alongside organisations like Kinship and with kinship carers and their children to advise the government to how to boost support for families.
Daby told CYP Now that the ambassador’s appointment was “really essential as it will drive forward an independent voice for the community”.
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