APPG for Adoption and Permanence

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption & Permanence (APPGAP)
Chair: Rachael Maskell MP
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[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

📣The Adoptee Voices inquiry found that education systems are often not set up to meet the needs of adopted young people.

The report calls for consistent, adoption-aware support in education.

https://t.co/uQnFF7Matk

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

Adoptee Voices reveals significant unmet health and wellbeing needs among adopted young people.
As we mark Children’s Mental Health week, it is clear that adoptees need specialist support that recognises adoption as a lifelong experience.
https://t.co/uQnFF7Matk

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

1 in 3 adoptees said they don’t feel confident in their identity.

90% said specialist support is needed to help adopted people make sense of their past.

The Adoptee Voices inquiry calls on Government to establish an adoptee forum.

Read the full report: https://t.co/uQnFF7LCDM

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

The Adoptee Voices inquiry steering group is calling on the Minister for Children and Families, @JoshMacAlister to set up a gov-led adoptee forum so that adoptee voices can be heard in policies that impact them.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/tswUy0GI4p

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

📷Yesterday, the young adoptees who led the APPG for Adoption and Permanence inquiry, Adoptee Voices, gathered in Parliament for the launch of the report.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/tswUy0GI4p

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

The APPG for Adoption and Permanence publishes its latest report ‘Adoptee Voices (13 – 25)’. Led by adoptees working with @AdoptionUK and @Home4Gd as secretariat to the Group, it highlights key findings from the APPGAP inquiry.

Read here: https://t.co/tswUy0GI4p

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

“No parent should miss out on support simply because they’re self-employed.”

Thank you to our APPG Chair, @RachaelMaskell, for championing fair parental pay for self-employed adopters in Westminster Hall.

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

🗣️This is a chance to be heard! By filling out the APPG survey, you can directly influence recommendations made in our final report. Don’t miss out—make your voice count!

https://t.co/85pJvFnbiT

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

The Government has confirmed £50M for the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund-just a day after the Fund came to an end. APPGAP Chair @RachaelMaskell welcomes the news but urges support for families affected by delays.

🔗 Read our full statement: https://t.co/YqKT6Ub8Hv

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

📢Your voice matters! The APPG on Adoption and Permanence has launched a new inquiry. If you're an adopted young person aged 13-25 in England, participate in the APPG inquiry survey. Share your experiences and help influence the future of adoption policies:https://t.co/85pJvFnbiT

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

🔗A steering group of adopted young adults have co-designed the survey. Adopted young people aged 13 to 25 living in England can participate in the survey to contribute to the final report… to participate, visit: https://t.co/85pJvFnbiT

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

📢 Today, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Adoption and Permanence launched an inquiry to understand and amplify the voices of adopted young people aged 13 to 25. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

💡The inquiry will focus on three main topics: Education, Identity, and Health & Wellbeing. By exploring these areas, our aim is to understand the support needs of adopted young people and improve existing systems. #Education #Identity #Wellbeing

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

Very pleased to say the APPG has been officially reconstituted on March 4th, with @RachaelMaskell and Lord Russell being elected as co-chairs of the Group with Home for Good & Adoption UK providing joint-secretariat for the Group.

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

Great to hear @HoCpetitions Chair, @CatMcKinnell highlight APPGAP evidence showing the devastating impact a lack of parental pay for self employed adopters is having on families, particularly during this cost of living crisis, @mimsdavies @kevinhollinrake

[Catherine McKinnell MP @CMcKinnellMP]

I was proud to lead @HoCpetitions debate on parental pay & the #costofliving this week. Soaring prices, especially for essentials for new parents, have left families stressed, mothers isolated & maternal mental health worsening.

[Kinship @kinshipcharity]

💔 Dr Lucy Peake: "Time and time again, #KinshipCarers tell us that they have been pushed out of jobs because they stepped up to care for a child who was in need of a stable home."

📰 Read more: https://t.co/0BhVBFKAoz

@emmaglasbey1 @BBCNews

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

Tonight, we also welcomed @EmilyFrith, @sarahjohal1 and @markowers73 to update parliamentarians on the changing landscape of adoption and priorities for adoption moving forwards, including adopter recruitment.

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

The APPG for Adoption and Permanence met tonight, joined by Minister @kevinhollinrake from The Department for Business and Trade to discuss the findings of our self-employed adopter survey.

@RachaelMaskell @SarahGreenLD @LSRPlaid @EmilyFrith @Home4Gd @notafictionalm1

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

The APPG AP is grateful to Minister Hollinrake for his cooperation as we seek to find a way forward in establishing statutory pay entitlements for self-employed adopters. More details regarding our recent survey findings can be found here:
https://t.co/htjcqTCCcA

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

You can read the APPG for Adoption and Permeance response here.

https://t.co/cuIiXOO5A8

[APPG for Adoption and Permanence @appg_ap]

Today, the Government have set out plans to reform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England. https://t.co/JxtXE8R1oz