Scottish Government

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Contents

Foreword: Adam Ingram and Isobel Hutton
The Key Objectives for Kinship Care within GIRFEC in Kinship and Foster Care
INTERIM GUIDANCE

Annex A: Kinship Care and the GIRFEC Framework
Annex B: Summary of the stages in the Assessment and Approval of Kinship Carers
Annex C:Some key principles in working with kinship carers through the assessment process
Annex 1:Information required for an Emergency Placement
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4: Assessing kinship carers offering permanent care to a child
Annex 5: Some of the services and responses that kinship carers would like from agencies

Acknowledgements