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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Permanence

To amplify the voices and experiences of adoptees, those in other forms of permanence, and their families, and to support parliamentarians to explore and promote improvements to relevant policy and practice.

Subject Group; Social Care, Welfare & Family Support.

Secretariat: Home for Good and Adoption UK jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://www.homeforgood.org.uk/ and https://www.adoptionuk.org/

Members

  • Bill Esterson (Officer)
  • Lord Russell of Liverpool (Co-Chair)
  • Lord Young of Cookham (Officer)
  • Rachael Maskell (Chair & Registered Contact)

Funding and benefits registered

  • Home for Good: Benefits In Kind, £4,501-6,000 (received 4 March 2026)
  • Adoption UK: Benefits In Kind, £4,501-6,000 (received 4 March 2026)

The official register entry.