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Find your ‘kinship local offer’ – local authority support and policies
Kinship care is any situation in which a child is being raised in the care of a friend or family member who is not their parent. It could be a temporary arrangement, or longer term.
Local authorities should publish a ‘kinship local offer’. This is where they set out what support you and your children can get as a kinship family. A new law, soon to come into force, will help make sure all local authorities do this.
Some local authorities have a kinship local policy but they should be replacing this with their new local kinship offer.
What help can you get from my local authority as a kinship carer?
Use our tool to find out what kinship help and support you can get in your area. To get started, click on a region on the map, or select one from the drop-down box. Then, select your local authority from the list to see what support is available.
If you are aware that a local offer or policy has been updated, or contact details changed, please email ychoudhury@frg.org.uk to help keep this page up to date.
Head of Service Children in Care
Kate Duffy/Kirsty Michael
Fostering Team Manager Recruitment and Assessment/supervision and support
Joel Hanna
Head of Service for Sufficiency for Children and Young People
Glynis Tinsley and Dominic Power
Service Manager and Principal Social Worker
Tracy Eaden
Responsible Officer, Regulator Services
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