Research and analysis

Review of the adoption support fund COVID-19 scheme

Report on findings from a review of the Department for Education (DfE) funded adoption support fund (ASF) COVID-19 scheme.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 20 October 2021

Applies to England

Documents

Review of the adoption support fund COVID-19 scheme

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-280-9, DFE - RR1152

PDF, 211 KB, 15 pages

Details

The COVID-19 scheme provided emergency funding to regional adoption agencies (RAAs) and local authorities to support children who had left care either through adoption or with a special guardianship order (SGO), and their families, to meet needs arising from the pandemic.

The findings in this report cover:

• the need for support during the pandemic
• the impact of the COVID-19 scheme on children and families
• the operation of and learning from the scheme from the perspectives of RAAs, local authorities and providers

Published 20 October 2021