Researchers from the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University—Professor Karen Broadhurst, Dr Linda Cusworth, Professor Judith Harwin, and Dr Joanna Kostka—contributed to the Law Commission consultation paper on kinship care, a policy-focused document that examines how legal frameworks and support systems for children raised by relatives or close family friends can be improved. Their work informed key aspects of the review, with the Centre’s research cited extensively throughout the paper to support evidence-based recommendations for reform.