{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-kinship-care-assistance-scotland-order-2016/article-4",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111030813",
  "legislation_title": "The Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-kinship-care-assistance-scotland-order-2016",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Kinship care assistance",
  "text": "For the purposes of section 71(2) of the Act, the following assistance is specified—\n(a) in relation to a person falling within section 71(3)(a) of the Act where the person is considering applying for a kinship care order, the provision of such information and advice as that person may reasonably require for the purpose of making a decision about that matter;\n(b) in relation to a person falling within section 71(3)(a) of the Act where the person is applying for a kinship care order the provision of—\n(i) such information and advice as that person may reasonably require for the purpose of the application; and\n(ii) financial support towards the cost of the application;\n(c) in relation to a child falling within section 71(3)(b) of the Act, the provision of such information and advice as that child may reasonably require for the purpose of facilitating the placement under a kinship care order;\n(d) in relation to a person falling within section 71(3)(c) of the Act—\n(i) the provision of such information and advice as that person may reasonably require in relation to a kinship care order; and\n(ii) the provision of an allowance;\n(e) in relation to a child falling within section 71(3)(d) of the Act—\n(i) the provision of such information and advice as that child may reasonably require for the purpose of facilitating a transition following a placement under a kinship care order; and\n(ii) when the local authority considers it appropriate, the provision of an allowance;\n(f) in relation to a person falling within section 71(3)(e) of the Act—\n(i) the provision of such information and advice as that person may reasonably require in relation to a kinship care order; and\n(ii) the provision of an allowance;\n(g) in relation to a child falling within section 71(3)(f) of the Act—\n(i) the provision of such information and advice as that child may reasonably require for the purpose of facilitating that child’s placement with a guardian; and\n(ii) when the local authority considers it appropriate the provision of an allowance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030813/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:34:32.498868+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}