Kinship care

Kinship care is where a relative or friend takes on the care of a child/young person when their parents cannot look after them.

• Informal kinship care is when a child or young person lives with friends or family without the involvement of statutory services. They are not 'Looked After'.
• Formal kinship care is when a child or young person is looked after by the local authority, and they are placed in the care of relatives or friends by the local authority.

Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland 

Children First provide free confidential and independent advice to kinship families and professionals. 

• Kinship Care Advice Service