Adoptive families and children who are cared for by special guardians across Bucks are set to benefit from additional government funding.

Bucks County Council has welcomed the announcement from the Department of Education that an extra £12 million is going to be put into its adoption support fund – a central pot of money that is distributed to councils across the county.

Since the fund was introduced in 2015, BCC has been given more than £1.3 million to support adoptive and special guardianship families across the county.

The money has been used to fund a range of projects, including a nurturing attachments parenting groups – which provides support to adoptive parents and guardians who are experiencing challenges to help them develop relationships with their children.

Deputy cabinet member for children’s services at BCC, councillor Gareth Williams, said: “This extra funding will be of huge benefit to those families who are adopting or providing children with permanent care through special guardianships in Buckinghamshire.

“It enables us to enhance the support and services we offer and is very welcome at a time when we are receiving more and more requests for support.”