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Adoption: Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 17090 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has undertaken a review of the regulations and guidance in relation to families privately funding continuation of therapeutic services previously accessed through the Adoption and Special Guardiansh

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 15 Jul 2026

The current timetable is for the government's response to the consultation on Adoption Support to be published in the autumn.In relation to self-funded support, adoptive parents may commission services directly, provided that the organisation delivering t...