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Understanding family and friends care: the relationship between need, support and legal status: carers' experiences |
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London: Family Rights Group, 2012. 92p. |
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This project aimed to address the following questions: How and why do children end up in kinship placements under different legal statuses? Is decision-making child-centred and needs-based or influenced primarily by other factors, such as local authority policies and practice or the child’s route to placement? Are carers able to make informed decisions about the placement’s legal status? How does placement support relate to a) legal status b) the needs of the child and carer?; How difficult is it for carers to obtain appropriate support?; What is the impact of support or its absence, on the placement? What changes in law, policy and practice are needed? There were three main parts to the research, face to face interviews with carers in 95 households, a national survey of carers, and interviews with key professionals. This report discusses the first element only. The interview sample was recruited in through advice lines and support groups. (The possibility of selection bias is acknowledged). The UK government recently issued statutory guidance to local authorities on family and friends care. The authors conclude that the data they collected clearly demonstrates the need for this guidance to be implemented and for local authority compliance to be robustly audited. |
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adoption; carers; child custody; guardianship; kinship care; legal proceedings; local authorities; needs; outcomes; social care provision; user views; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=9a67a3c9-a9e6-4ef4-9f82-508df4a4b2c6 |
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