Question follow-through · 58203

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the market cost of therapeutic support interventions delivered via the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, and what assessment her Department has made of the

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
11 Jun 2025
Answer
18 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the market cost of therapeutic support interventions delivered via the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, and what assessment her Department has made of the

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The department took a range of factors into account when setting the new £3,000 fair access limit for the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF). In the 2024/25 financial year, the average cost per ASGSF recipient was £3,170 for therapy an...

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