Question follow-through · 46831

Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a long term funding model for (a) adopted and (b) special guardianship children previously in care.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a long term funding model for (a) adopted and (b) special guardianship children previously in care.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    All funding after March 2026 is subject to the next spending review. However, we recognise and value the positive impact of the adoption and special guardianship support fund in supporting adoptive and kinship families and its importance to many. Therefor...

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