Adoption
Commons · Question 8475 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue a formal apology to those affected by historic forced adoptions in England; and if she will set out a timetable for making such an apology.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 17 Jun 2026
The government recognises that historical forced adoption practices caused deep and lasting harm to many mothers, adoptees and families, and we take those experiences extremely seriously.We accept that the state played a role in what happened, and the cas...