Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 3654

Adoption

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to provide support to people who were subject to forced adoption between 1940 and 1970.

Answer

Janet Daby

I have the deepest sympathy with everyone affected by historic forced adoption. The practice was abhorrent and should never have taken place. Moreover, the treatment that women experienced during this time was very wrong.Following the report of the Joint ...

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