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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52259

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will assess the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on the number of applications received to that fund; and if she will publish that assessment.

Answered by Janet Daby

The department expects the number of applications to the adoption and special guardianship support fund to continue to increase, in line with previous years. The changes we introduced were designed to maximise the number of children who can get support in this year. Application numbers are collected and assessed on a weekly basis as part of routine management reporting.

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