Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 99487
Adoption: Children in Care
Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she is providing to adoptive families when attempting to return a child to care.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterReturning a child to care should only ever be a last resort. We recognise the significant emotional and practical strain adoptive parents can face, particularly when managing complex needs and trauma. Our priority is to keep families together wherever pos...
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