Question follow-through · 39825

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support families using the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; and if she will make an announcement on the future of that fund.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
27 Mar 2025
Answer
29 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support families using the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund; and if she will make an announcement on the future of that fund.

  2. 27 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The impact of the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) on both adopted children and those with Special Guardianship Orders is currently being assessed from multiple angles. The National Institute for Health Research is currently conducti...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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