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Adoption

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 30 May 2025UIN 47123

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing redress to people impacted by forced adoptions between 1945 and 1976.

Answered by Janet Daby

This abhorrent practice should never have taken place, and our deepest sympathies are with all those affected.We take this issue extremely seriously and are considering what more can be done for those who were impacted by historical forced adoption.

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