Councils' kinship 'is sadly lacking'

摘要

Almost three-quarters of car ers for friends and family dubbed 'kinship carers' - rate council support as 'poor' or 'very poor', according to new research. Published by Family Rights Group (FRG) last week, the research - including a sur vey of around 490 carers for more than 750 children - uncovered 'a major lack of support' from councils which appear 'reluctant to treat kin ship arrangements as statu tory foster placements'.