Written questions

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Commons · Question 53374 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of (a) children and adolescent mental health services and (b) other services to support adopted and kinship cared children, in the context of the reductio

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 4 Jun 2025

The government is investing an extra £680 million for mental health services, recruiting 8,500 extra mental health workers. Through our Plan for Change, we will tackle the mental health crisis and give every child a healthy start to life.The adoption and ...