... need and looked after children, including private and voluntary sector providers family and friends carers, and children living with family and friends carers and their parents Family and Friends ... the child’s placement Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities CHAPTER 2: THE CONTEXT OF CARE BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS The role of family and friends care 2.1 Most children ... foster carers within the meaning of the 1989 Act Private foster carers may at the same time be family and friends carers, and facing the same issues as other family and friends carers, and so...