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Education Mentor – Hertfordshire Schools
DfE gives to RAAs in a bid to find more adoptive parents.

The Department for Education has given £645,000 to regional adoption agencies (RAAs) in a bid to find more adoptive parents.
Call for long-term commitment to lifesaving support fund

Adoption UK is delighted that “lifesaving” support for adoptive families will continue for another year but warns a long-term commitment is still crucial.
Let's have an honest conversation about adoption in National Adoption Week

#YouCanAdopt is the theme of this year’s National Adoption Week for England. With children waiting for adoptive homes outnumbering prospective adopters by more than 2:1, there’s an urgent need to encourage more adopters to come forward. So what should a potential adopter in the #YouCanAdopt blizzard of National Adoption Week be thinking about?

APPG for Adoption and Permanence

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence (APPGAP) was establish in February 2019 and aims to:
The Adoption Support Fund – how it's working for families

Adoption UK is proud to announce that their updated online Adoption Support Fund (ASF) guide has now been published, to mark National Adoption Week 2017.
The Adoption Support Fund - the First Year

This guide to the Adoption Support Fund includes information for parents about how to access the resource as well as examples of how it has worked well.
Parents' questions answered

Here we provide answers to a number of frequently asked questions about the Adoption Support Fund.
Statistics

The following statistics show how many people are benefiting from the Adoption Support Fund (as of 1 April 2017) and the types of therapies that are being applied for.
What won't the fund pay for?

Local authorities and adoption agencies should already be providing a certain amount to their adoptive families:
What will the fund pay for?

The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) will pay for therapeutic services that are not currently provided by local authorities. These include:
The Process

Here we illustrate the Adoption Support Fund process:
Fair Access Limit FAQs

Here we provide answers to a number of frequently asked questions about the Fair Access Limit.