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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund – Equalities Impact Assessment

Written ministerial statementMade by Janet DabyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)Department for EducationHCWS837

On 14 April 2025, the Department announced changes to the management criteria of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

As with all policy decisions, my officials carefully considered the impact of these changes on vulnerable children and families.

In the interests of transparency, the Department is making the Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) available to view, and I will place a copy of the EIA in the Libraries of both Houses.

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