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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 48971

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund are on hold as a result of the delay caused in announcing the funding for the current financial year.

Answered by Janet Daby

Since the pause on accepting applications to the adoption and special guardianship support fund ended on 14 April, there are no applications on hold. Many of the applications received for funding which started in the previous financial year have continued into this year, and applications for this financial year are now being processed and approved.

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