KINSHIP CARE
Where you might hear it: From a social worker or anyone involved with adoption and fostering.
What does it mean: Kinship care refers to a situation in which a child is looked after by a family member or close friend because they cannot live with their parents. When placements are supported by local authorities, the kinship care arrangement is referred to as formal. However, there are many children living in unregulated, or informal, kinship care. While formal kinship care is often thought of as being preferable to local authority care, informal kinship care can be controversial because it is largely unregulated.
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