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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 • Unknown Session

EDM 936: Future of the adoption and special guardianship support fund

55 total sponsorsTabled

Motion Text

That this House expresses deep concern over the future of the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF), which is set to expire on 31 March 2025; recognises the vital role the fund plays in providing essential mental health services to adopted children and those under special guardianship orders, supporting nearly half of the work undertaken by organisations such as Beacon House in Chichester; notes with alarm the uncertainty surrounding its continuation, which is causing significant anxiety among families and service providers who rely on this critical support; acknowledges the importance of stable, long-term funding for these vulnerable children to ensure they receive the therapeutic and mental health services they need to thrive; and calls on the Government to provide urgent clarification on the future of the ASGSF and commit to securing its continuation beyond March 2025.

Sponsors (54 total)

Primary Sponsor

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#2

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#3

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#4

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#5

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#6

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#7

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#8

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#9

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#10

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#11

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#12

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

#13

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#14

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#15

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#16

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#17

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#18

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#19

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#20

Green Party (Green)

#21

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#22

Green Party (Green)

#23

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#24

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#25

James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#26

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#27

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#28

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#29

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#30

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#31

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#32

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#33

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#34

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#35

Green Party (Green)

#36

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#37

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#38

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#39

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#40

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#41

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#42

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#43

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#44

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#45

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#46

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#47

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#48

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#49

Rachael Maskell

Independent (Ind)

#50

Mr Will Forster

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#51

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#52

Independent (Ind)

#53

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#54

Liberal Democrat (LD)

Details

UIN: 936
Date Tabled: 12/03/2025

Total Sponsors: 55
Status: Tabled