The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence (APPGAP) was established in February 2019 and aims to amplify the voices and experiences of adoptees and those in other forms of permanence and their families, to inform parliamentarians and to promote the development and implementation of effective policy and practice.

The APPGAP is chaired by Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central. Charities Adoption UK and Home for Good provide the secretariat for the group.

This is not an official website of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House. APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group. 

Adoptee Voices Inquiry

The APPGAP publishes its Adoptee Voices Inquiry Report today (28/1/26)

The report brings together the experiences of more than 300 adopted young people aged 13–25 covering issues of identity, health and wellbeing, and education, throughout teenage years and into adulthood.    

“Adoptees are vibrant, brave and can contribute so much to society. But to unlock their potential they need the right support. Things need to change, and it can’t come soon enough.”

Read the full report

Read the executive summary

Read the press release

Self-employed adopter survey 2022

Self-employed adopters are not eligible for statutory adoption pay (SAP) because they are not employees, but neither are they able to claim the equivalent to the statutory maternity allowance (SMA) that self-employed birth parents can.

The APPG Adoption and Permanence wanted to understand more about the impact this potential loophole is having on families and adoptions. We therefore launched a Call for Evidence for those affected which ran throughout September 2022. The below is a write up of the key findings.

Self-employed adopter survey - key findings

 

Strengthening Families: Improving stability for adopted children

The APPGAP’s most recent inquiry gathered evidence about how to create stable adoptive families by giving them the right support from the start and over the long term. They have produced a report, ‘Strengthening Families’, with recommendations including the provision of high-quality adoption support plans, a 10-year commitment to the Adoption Support Fund, and training for teachers in supporting children who have experienced early trauma.

Download Strengthening Families report here

The APPG conducted its first inquiry in 2019, into the future of post adoption support in England. You can read the report of the inquiry: Investing in Families report.

If you would like further information on APPGAP: 
www.appgap.info
Email: [email protected]