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Kinship care: guidance for local authorities
Guidance describing how local authorities should support children cared for by extended family, friends or connected persons and their families. Source published 2026-10-02.
Categories: politics-and-governance
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 4/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Positivity
- 7/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
It sets recommended practices for how local authorities should support children in kinship care and their families.

