Call for law change to support kinship carers
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Natalie Don
The UK government has been urged to reconsider its position on parental leave rights.
Minister for ‘keeping the promise’, Natalie Don, has written to the UK government calling for statutory parental leave rights to be extended to kinship carers.
Kinship carers are people caring for a child on behalf of a friend or relative, full time.
The latest statistics show there are currently 4,249 formally looked after children in kinship care across Scotland. It is estimated there are around a further 3,000 non-looked after children in kinship care who are supported by local authorities.
As it stands, UK government guidance means these carers are reliant on the “good will” of their employers to secure paid time off to look after the children in their care.
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