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West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership

202307268 · Health and Social Care › Kinship care · Decision date: 01 July 2024
Care leaver transition to adult services Underinvestment in Children's Social Care

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Summary

C, a support and advocacy worker, complained on behalf of their client (A) regarding the partnership's decision not to backdate kinship care allowance. The partnership confirmed that they had reviewed matters in light of new Scottish Government guidance and would be willing to apologise to A and calculate the allowance due. C confirmed that this would resolve the complaint and we closed our investigation.

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