The board was set up as the Adoption Leadership Board in 2013 to oversee the implementation of the government’s adoption strategy.
In 2018, it was rebranded as the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB), with a remit to cover previously looked after children subject to adoption or special guardianship orders.
It is made up of representatives from the adoption and permanence system in England and chaired by adoptive father and director of charity the Sanctuary Foundation Krish Kandiah who was appointed to the role in 2020.
In a statement, posted on Twitter, Kandiah said the "Secretary of State has decided to close the board".
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