Motion · S2M-05101 · 7 Nov 2006
Kinship Care
The motion
That the Parliament recognises that kinship care is often the best way to look after children from disintegrated families and is concerned about the uneven financial support given by local authorities to kinship carers, ranging from 12 authorities which pay a full fostering allowance to three which pay nothing, and encourages Scottish ministers and local authorities to work together to provide a system whereby all kinship carers are paid the same rate as foster carers and a new status of “looked after in kinship care” is created, as proposed in the report, Looking After the Family: A Study of Children Looked after in Kinship Care in Scotland, by Professor Jane Aldgate and Miranda McIntosh.
Supporters (13)
- Bruce Crawford 8 Nov 2006
- Trish Godman 8 Nov 2006
- Robin Harper 8 Nov 2006
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 8 Nov 2006
- Rosie Kane 8 Nov 2006
- Mr Frank McAveety 8 Nov 2006
- Nora Radcliffe 8 Nov 2006
- Tommy Sheridan 8 Nov 2006
- Sandra White 8 Nov 2006
- Ms Rosemary Byrne 9 Nov 2006
- Jamie Stone 9 Nov 2006
- John Swinburne 9 Nov 2006
- Adam Ingram 13 Nov 2006
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.