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Kinship Carers (Parental Responsibility Agreements) Bill

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision to extend the system of parental responsibility agreements to enable a kinship carer to obtain parental responsibility for a child they are raising without having to bring a case to court; and for connected purposes

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Kinship Carers (Parental Responsibility Agreements) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 7 June 2011 by Kerry McCarthy (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 7 Jun 2011
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2012.