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Adoption: Psychiatry

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 53958

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial support available for therapy for adoptive children.

Answered by Janet Daby

The adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) continues to offer adopted and kinship children a good standard of support, tailored to meet their individual needs. Where needed, local authorities and regional adoption agencies can use their own funding to increase the amount of therapy.

The ASGSF is an important source of support, but it is not the only support available to adoptive families. The department is funding Adoption England with £8.8 million this year to improve services, including specific projects to improve adoption support. This includes the establishment of Centres of Excellence as multidisciplinary teams across health, social care and education.

We are also making £500 million available to local authorities to roll out Family Help and Child Protection nationally to transform services and transition towards earlier intervention. This will nearly double direct investment in preventative services.

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