A Bill to provide for a statutory definition of kinship care; to make provision about allowances and parental leave for kinship carers who take on responsibility for children whose parents are unable to care for them; to make provision about education in relation to children who are looked after by a kinship carer; and for connected purposes.
The Kinship Care Bill would establish a statutory definition of kinship care and set out rights and support for kinship carers who take responsibility for children whose parents cannot look after them. It would provide financial allowances and parental leave for these carers and include education-related provisions for children looked after by kinship carers. The measure is being introduced in the House of Commons and is at the first-reading stage.
The bill is at the first reading in the House of Commons; it has been introduced and will proceed through the usual stages if it progresses.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
