Question follow-through · 64157
Adoption and Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help ensure that the transition of children from foster care to adoption does not have a detrimental impact to the (a) children and (b) fo
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help ensure that the transition of children from foster care to adoption does not have a detrimental impact to the (a) children and (b) fo
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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8 Jul 2025
Answer published
The transition from foster care to adoption is a critical period that can significantly impact both the children involved and their former foster parents.Statutory guidance on placing adopted children states that a clear plan to move a child from foster c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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