Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 94834

Adoption

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

LabourFilton and Bradley Stoke

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy and availability of therapeutic support for adoptive families; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of signposting to support services

Answer

Josh MacAlister
This financial year, the department has invested £50 million into the adoption and special guardianship support fund. We have approved applications for nearly 14,000 children since April for both therapy and specialist assessments. We continue to review t...

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