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Adoption support fund: baseline survey of families

Report on the evaluation of the adoption support fund (ASF) on findings from the baseline survey of families whose children received support.

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This report covers findings from a 3-year evaluation of the adoption support fund.

It relates to the first of 3 online questionnaires completed by adoptive parents and carers of children with a special guardianship order (SGO).

The baseline survey was completed between November 2018 and February 2020, immediately before a package of funded support commenced.

Families were asked a range of questions about their:

  • experiences of seeking and getting help through the adoption support fund
  • child and family needs at the time

You can also read the second wave, Adoption support fund: first follow up survey.

Published 24 March 2021
Last updated 3 March 2022 + show all updates
  1. We have added a link to the second wave of the survey, the Adoption support fund: first follow up survey.

  2. First published.