Question follow-through · 24951
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with (a) regional adoption agencies and (b) local authorities to reduce the time taken for initial assessments for the Adoption Support Fund post adoption order.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with (a) regional adoption agencies and (b) local authorities to reduce the time taken for initial assessments for the Adoption Support Fund post adoption order.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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29 Jan 2025
Answer published
Adoption England are working with regional adoption agencies to develop national standards for adoption support. This will help ensure that wherever families live, they can expect the same level of high-quality support. This includes the development of a ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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