questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on the ability of local authorities to (a) carry out their statutory duty to maintain appropriate service for adoption support under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and (b) assess adoption support needs when requested under Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005.
answerText: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues over a range of important matters.Local authorities exercise their statutory duty to children previously in care and adopted children through region...
heading: Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund