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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Commons · Question 42564 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issued to local authorities on the rules for applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to be carried over into the 2025 financial year.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 11 Apr 2025

Following an announcement on 1 April, the department is delighted to announce that £50 million has been allocated to the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) for the 2025/26 financial year. No applications to the ASGSF made before 31 Mar...