National News: Kinship carers should receive same support and rights as those who adopt

Charities have said that kinship carers - grandparents, older siblings and close friends who take on the full-time custody of children - do not currently receive the same support and rights, despite children having been through similar experiences as those who are adopted.

There are more than 200,000 children living with kinship carers.

Article on The Independent

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