Question follow-through · 112749

Adoption: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support adopted children’s recovery from early years trauma.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
24 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support adopted children’s recovery from early years trauma.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Professionals working with adopted children should receive appropriate trauma-informed training. The department has funded Adoption England with £8.8 million this year to develop national approaches for adoption services, helping ensure consistently high‑...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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