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Information for kinship carers

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Wherever possible children who cannot live with their birth parents should be looked after by family members, friends of the family or someone they know well. There are different legal frameworks for this care. Similarly, if you are a step-parent and you want to formalise your relationship to your stepchild, several options are available to you to give the child security.

  • Options for step-parents
  • What is kinship care?
  • What is private fostering?
  • What is Special Guardianship?

Contents

  • Adoption
  • Fostering
  • Kinship care and special guardianship
    • Information for kinship carers
      • Options for step-parents
      • What is kinship care?
      • What is private fostering?
      • What is Special Guardianship?
    • Private fostering
    • Special Guardianship
  • Looked after children statistics
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