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Adoption and Guardianship

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 66938

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Coram quarterly data reports on adoption and special guardianship, published in March 2025.

Answered by Janet Daby

Coram’s quarterly statistics on adoption and special guardianship orders provide a critical insight into how well local services are performing. The department regularly takes stock of where improvements are needed and works closely with Adoption England and kinship organisations such as Family Rights Group and Kinship to review policy priorities.

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