Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 102909

Adoption: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve levels of mandatory trauma accreditation within professionals working with adopted children.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department has funded Adoption England with £8.8 million in the 2025/26 financial year to help develop national approaches for adoption services. This will help ensure the consistency of high quality adoption services across the country. This includes...

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