Adoption and Foster Care: EU Nationals

(asked on 1st April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on EU nationals applying to (a) adopt or (b) foster vulnerable children.


Answered by
Nadhim Zahawi Portrait
Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 4th April 2019

There are no changes affecting those who can adopt or foster since these are based on residence rather than nationality. All EU nationals are encouraged to apply to the European Union Settlement Scheme to allow them to remain in the country and indeed they are encouraged to adopt or foster vulnerable children to provide a safe home.

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