Written Question · S3W-15326 · Session 3
What steps it has taken to improve the status of kinship carers.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to improve the status of kinship carers.
The answer
The Scottish Government has taken a range of actions to improve the status and address the needs of kinship carers. This includes:
Providing new central financial resources to local authorities to meet our joint commitment within the National Concordat to pay a weekly financial allowance to an approved kinship carer of a looked after child.
The development of guidance by the Getting it right for every child in kinship and foster care reference group on support for kinship carers.
Central funding of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) to deliver a specialist advice and information service for all kinship carers.
Work undertaken by Scottish ministers, in conjunction with UK ministers, to discuss improvements to the UK benefits and taxation system as it effects kinship carers.
Providing new central financial resources to local authorities to meet our joint commitment within the National Concordat to pay a weekly financial allowance to an approved kinship carer of a looked after child.
The development of guidance by the Getting it right for every child in kinship and foster care reference group on support for kinship carers.
Central funding of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) to deliver a specialist advice and information service for all kinship carers.
Work undertaken by Scottish ministers, in conjunction with UK ministers, to discuss improvements to the UK benefits and taxation system as it effects kinship carers.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-15326 by reference.