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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 9 April 2025UIN 42663

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the adoption and special guardianship support fund permanent.

Answered by Janet Daby

On 1 April, it was announced that the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) would continue into 2025/26, with a budget of £50 million.All future decisions regarding the ASGSF will be considered as part of the next spending review.

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