Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 112902

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on adopted children, children living under Special Guardianship Orders, and their families of the reductions to the Adoption and Special Guardians

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The revised criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) were introduced in April 2025 and were designed to ensure support for all those applying for ASGSF funding. An equalities impact assessment was published in July 2025.Anal...

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