Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 64157

Children: Adoption and Foster Care

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Kevin Bonavia

LabourStevenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help ensure that the transition of children from foster care to adoption does not have a detrimental impact to the (a) children and (b) fo

Answer

Janet Daby
The transition from foster care to adoption is a critical period that can significantly impact both the children involved and their former foster parents.Statutory guidance on placing adopted children states that a clear plan to move a child from foster c...

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