Grandparents As Parents

Campaigning for the rights of Grandparent carers and all Kinship carers in the U.K.

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WELCOME! This website belongs to all Grandparent and Kinship Carers: We are first and foremost an independent campaigning group fighting for the rights of all grandparent and Kinship carers within the U.K. If you want to join the forum : email grandparentsasparents@hotmail.com DONT FORGET WE ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK!!! at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grandparents-as-Parents/353979264687

Welcome To Grandparents As Parents

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Ridley&Hall Updates/Cases

Read all about this great team of solicitors who take on kinship carers cases and win time and time again.
11 11 2010-07-12 12:43:35 by linda

Are you for or against kinship carer training

The government green paper (January 2010) suggested that to be able to get allowances on par with foster carers allowances kinship carers should undergo CRB checks and training. What are your thoughts on this issue? Take part in our online Poll.
1 2 2010-09-22 19:15:09 by penny

Ridley&Hall Solicitors Question time !

Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall, Huddersfield, specialises in working with grandparent carers. Now you can ask him questions here and get a reply.
6 31 2010-11-11 20:00:17 by linda

Latest News & Events

Tell us whats happening.
71 133 2011-06-17 20:48:40 by Kat

General Discussion

General chit chat.
41 173 2011-02-02 19:01:01 by jodie

Help and advice:

Have you a problem ? or can you help someone with a problem?
18 56 2010-09-08 17:05:45 by mavis james

Your Story!!!!

Would you like to share your stories on how you became a carer to your grandchild/grandchildren? .
18 21 2011-05-12 17:54:17 by linda

The Kinship Care Alliance

Read what the K.C.A are doing for you !!!!
11 12 2010-11-25 22:02:48 by linda

Grandparent/kinship carers support Groups

Other support/campaigning groups If you have a support group advertise it here!
51 63 2011-06-17 19:23:31 by Kat

New Support Groups

Add your new groups details here!
8 8 2011-02-17 17:43:09 by linda

Kinship carers support groups worldwide

Kinship carers issues affect the whole world !
5 5 2010-02-24 13:51:38 by linda

Grandparentsasparents on Facebook

Link here to become a fan!!
1 4 2010-09-22 19:02:32 by sally

What the papers say.

Stay up to date with the news!
16 19 2010-09-28 18:02:14 by muriel

Political news

whats new in politics!
6 13 2010-07-11 19:10:31 by mary.r

Research

latest research within the U.K.
9 10 2010-03-31 14:44:28 by linda

ROs, SGOs etc

Information on who can apply etc
2 3 2010-09-08 22:20:01 by tillytrotter

Poems -Sayings -Words of wisdom-Prayer

Have you something special that you would like to share?
12 12 2011-02-02 19:06:52 by Sandra

Blogs and Links

find a blog to follow or link or twitter
6 7 2010-03-08 16:54:37 by linda

Sisters abducted from Blackpool

Grandmother has custody of the girls in Blackpool, England. But last year their mother Trudy Crofts, abducted them and flew them to Spain from where they were taken to Fez Morroco.
5 5 2010-03-04 14:22:11 by linda

Links to facts sheets

residence orders.special guardianship orders etc
5 5 2010-09-08 22:24:12 by tillytrotter

Campaign updates

news of our campaigns
4 4 2010-11-25 21:52:02 by linda

Other Topics

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Famous people who were brought up by their grandparents

Do you know of any Famous people or celebrities who were raised by their grandparents? .
9 9 2010-02-16 11:17:43 by penny

Do you think grandparent/kinship carers should be trained?

It has been suggested that to be able to get allowances on par with foster carers allowances kinship carers should undergo CRB checks and training. What are your thoughts on this issue?.
11 15 2010-04-08 16:52:58 by linda
2 4 2010-11-08 18:26:01 by linda

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