Special guardianship

Support from local authorities, guidance on looking after someone else's child.

Services

Looking after someone else's child

Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care

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Guidance and regulation

Adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF)
- Detailed guide
- 15 December 2023
- Department for Education
Special guardianship guidance
- Statutory guidance
- 26 January 2017
- Department for Education

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News and communications

England's first ever kinship care strategy launches
- 15 December 2023
- Department for Education
- Press release
Families across England to receive better support to adopt
- 26 July 2021
- Department for Education
- Press release
New adoption and special guardianship leader appointed
- 15 December 2020
- Department for Education
- Press release

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Research and statistics

Children looked after in England including adoption: 2020 to 2021
- 18 November 2021
- Department for Education
- National statistics
Review of the adoption support fund COVID-19 scheme
- 20 October 2021
- Department for Education
- Research
Children looked after in England including adoption: 2019 to 2020
- 10 December 2020
- Department for Education
- National statistics
Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019
- 15 January 2020
- Department for Education
- National statistics

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Organisations

Department for Education