Written question asked by Bishop of Oxford (Bishops (affiliation)) on Thursday, 26 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 July 2025. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 10 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Impact Assessments
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will carry out an impact assessment of the adoption and special guardianship support fund changes; and if so, when they will publish that impact assessment.
- Answer
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The new criteria for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access the available funding. The department always assesses the impact of changes on vulnerable children. This includes reviewing the equalities impact assessment, which will be made available in the House Libraries in due course.
The department routinely monitors data on adoptive and kinship placement disruption, as well as on adopter recruitment. The department is working closely with Adoption England to improve its monitoring of placement disruption and is funding them to deliver specific projects designed to improve adopter recruitment and family support.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL8911
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Impact assessments Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
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- 2025-09-05 23:50:28 +0100
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