Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced he is “freeing-up” the sum in order to fund services including online peer-to-peer support, access to helplines and couples therapy for adoptive families.
The money has been released from the fund, which the government has invested £150m in since 2015, in a bid to allow local authorities to plug gaps in provision caused by lockdown measures brought in to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The fund primarily pays for services including play therapy, face-to-face counselling and family support sessions for adoptive parents and vulnerable children.
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