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Information on special guardianship orders for kinship carers, including how they work and available support.
Information on child arrangements orders for kinship carers, including how you get one, how they work and available support.
Information on private foster care, including how you become a foster carer, what that means and what support is available.
What it means to be a family and friends foster carer, how you become one and available support.
Information on informal kinship care arrangements, including how you become an informal kinship carer and available support.
Learn all about kinship care, including what it means, why it is so important and the different types of kinship carer.