Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 16342
Adoption: Compensation
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to awarding compensation to individuals impacted by forced adoptions.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterOn 2 July, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister issued a formal apology on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption practices in England. The government recognises that these practices caused deep and lasting harm to many mothers, adopted pe...
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