Janet Daby, Labour MP for Lewisham East, and a former children’s social worker visited the head office of national charity Kinship, and heard emotional stories of children being raised by relatives.
Daby was appointed to DfE under new Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson last week. While her brief has not yet been confirmed, CYP Now understands that she is expected to assume responsibility for children's social care.
According to Kinship, there are currently more than 141,000 children being raised in kinship care in England and Wales, which is more than double the number in foster care.
Kinship supports more than 10,000 carers, providing peer support groups, training sessions, an online hub and one-to-one guidance.
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