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Call for new funding model for kinship care

A sector expert has called for kinship care to have its own policy, legal framework and funding model as a pilot support scheme gets underway.

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A sector expert has called for kinship care to have its own policy, legal framework and funding model as a pilot support scheme gets underway.

The Government announced last week that kinship carers in England would get guaranteed financial support under a £126m pilot across seven council areas.

Ann McGauran

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