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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Commons · Question 53560 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the budget allocated to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund was spent on therapy in each financial year; and how much overspend there was in each financial year.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 2 Jun 2025

The table below provides the data requested:Financial YearTherapeutic Services SpendOver spend2016/17£26,162,360.25£3,797,187.452017/18£27,643,580.09£194,021.492018/19£40,188,413.25£19,668,135.732019/20£41,575,278.06£6,755,560.462020/21£40,942,685.01-£1,8...