Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 103944
Adoption: Self-employed
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of local authorities which voluntarily provide support for self-employed adoptive parents in each of the last five years.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department does not collect information from local authorities or regional adoption agencies on the extent to which they provide voluntary support for self-employed adoptive parents.