Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 47954

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Mental Health

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

David Williams

LabourStoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the current Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund fair access limit on the mental health outcomes of (a) adopted children and (b) chil

Answer

Janet Daby
The department always considers the impact of decisions on vulnerable children. The level of funding per child in 2025/26 will still allow adoptive and kinship families to access a significant package of therapeutic support. Where needed, local authoritie...

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