Kinship offer - Information for Carers Home Types of fostering Kinship offer - Information for Carers Contents You are here: What is kinship? What does kinship mean to me? Who will I be working with? Financial support Useful definitions Key contacts Training Wellbeing Useful organisations and Support Services What is kinship? Kinship Care is referred in Law as ‘Connected Persons’. Legislation defines “connected person” as a relative, friend or other person connected with a child and has a pre-existing relationship with the child. Relative’s can include: grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (including those by marriage or civil partnership) or step-parent. Next page What does kinship mean to me?