Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund - Commons Urgent Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:50 pm on 2 April 2025.

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Photo of Lord Wood of Anfield Lord Wood of Anfield Chair, Economic Affairs Committee, Chair, Economic Affairs Committee 3:50, 2 April 2025

My Lords, with regard to the delay in funding, I welcome the Minister’s point about transition funding being arranged for existing families, but because of the delay there will be a backlog of kinship families and local authorities that want to proceed with new applications for therapeutic assessments and support. What steps are the Government going to take to ensure that processing can be done at speed for these new applications?