Shadow education minister Lord Watson said that for the government to bring the fund to an end next year would be ‘inconceivable’, ‘an act of vandalism’ and an ‘abdication of responsibility’.
‘I believe it is simply inconceivable that the Government would, in 14 months’ time, when the current funding runs out, choose to bring it to an end.
‘Such has been its impact on around 40,000 families with adopted children that denying them the vital therapeutic services that the fund enables would be an act of vandalism and an abdication of responsibility that I simply cannot imagine any government contemplating, not even one as unpredictable as this.
‘Adoption plays a crucial role in providing support for some of our most vulnerable children, alongside special guardianship, foster care and residential care.’