Kinship care and the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

13 May 2025

Stay up to date with the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill

If you want more detail on our verdict and the Bill's current progress, read our most recent parliamentary briefings on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for MPs and Peers.

Briefings, responses and submissions
Bridget Phillipson SoS speech at #ValueOurLove reception

In your area

Independent information, support and advice for you. Because, we know kinship care is complex and confusing. Use Kinship Compass to discover what support is available to you, both locally and nationally, to help you navigate your kinship journey.

In your area
An older woman is sitting outside talking on her phone and looking at a laptop.
"There isn’t a huge amount of point signposting to support which doesn’t exist."

Sam Turner, our Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs, when giving evidence to the Education Committee on the Bill

Sam, Kinship's Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs, giving evidence to the Education Committee in February 2025.
A Kinship campaigner standing across the river from the House of Parliament, holding a placard with the Value Our Love logo.

Kinship's #ValueOurLove campaign

Read about our campaign, #ValueOurLove, calling on politicians to increase support for kinship carers and the children they love.

View Kinship's #ValueOurLove campaign
Bridget Phillipson SoS speech at #ValueOurLove reception

Policy and influencing

Learn how Kinship shapes policy and advocates for change. Through collaboration with families and policymakers, we work to ensure kinship carers’ voices are heard and supported across England and Wales.

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