By Euan Preston, Chair, The POTATO Group 16 February 2026 As chair of The POTATO Group, I have written an open letter to the Minister for Children and Families regarding the Adoption Support that Works for All consultation and the future of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. The full text is published below. Josh MacAlister MP Minister for Children and Families Department for Education 16th February 2026 Open letter: Adoption Support that Works for All consultation and the...

The government has launched a consultation on the future of adoption and kinship support, setting out proposals that will shape what replaces the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund from 2028.

On 2 December 2025, BBC File on Four released Adoption: The Blame Game, an investigation into lies, blame and systemic gaslighting within adoption in the UK. Presented by Judith Moritz, it drew on what it described as the most extensive Freedom of Information request ever into adoptions that have "broken down", revealing that more than 1,000 adopted children have reentered the care system in the past five years.