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Adoption

Commons · Question 3654 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to provide support to people who were subject to forced adoption between 1940 and 1970.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 9 Sep 2024

I have the deepest sympathy with everyone affected by historic forced adoption. The practice was abhorrent and should never have taken place. Moreover, the treatment that women experienced during this time was very wrong.Following the report of the Joint ...