APPG for Adoption and Permanence

📣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. appgap.info

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. appgap.info

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: appgap.info

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: appgap.info

📷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: appgap.info

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: appgap.info

“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.

🗣️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! surveymonkey.com/r/adopteevoice…

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: static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce6571…

📢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:surveymonkey.com/r/adopteevoice…

🔗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: surveymonkey.com/r/adopteevoice…

💡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

📢 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

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.

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

💔 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: loom.ly/-uvud3E @emmaglasbey1 @BBCNews

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.

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: static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce6571…

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

You can read the APPG for Adoption and Permeance response here. static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce6571…