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Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Would anyone like to respond to that? Is there anyone in particular whom you would like to answer that, Marie?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
It seems that no one wants to come in on that, so we will leave that for the second panel. Have you finished your questions, Marie?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Good morning, and welcome to the eighth meeting in 2022 of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. This morning, we will discuss kinship care with a range of stakeholders. Apologies have been received from Elena Whitham and Emma Roddick. Evelyn Tweed is attending the meeting as Elena Whitham’s substitute. As deputy convener, I will convene this morning’s meeting.
Our first item of business is to decide whether to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private. Do members agree to do so?
Members indicated agreement.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Before I move on, I just want to say that I am sorry. I do not like to cut people off, but we want everyone to get through their questions and we want to hear all the answers.
Jeremy Balfour is next and will be followed by Pam Duncan-Glancy.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
I do not believe that anyone else does, so we will move on to Pam Duncan-Glancy.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
I was going to comment on that at the very end. We were just finishing off on Miles Briggs’s question.
Is that everything, Miles?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Thank you, Linda. Foysol, do you have any further questions?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
We move on to our final theme, on which Miles Briggs has questions.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Before we conclude, I want to pick up on a point that we have not fully covered. The whole family wellbeing fund, which was included in the 2021-22 programme for government, is not solely focused on kinship care, but it is aimed at tackling issues that families face before they need crisis intervention. How might the fund be used to offer improved support to kinship families?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Kinship Care
Meeting date: 24 February 2022
Natalie Don-Innes
Welcome back. We will now continue taking evidence on kinship care. The format for this session will be the same as the format for the previous session. I welcome our second panel of witnesses, who are also joining us remotely. First, we have Micheleine Kane. Have I pronounced your name correctly?
