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UK MPs Demand Apology for Historical Forced Adoptions

3/27/2026

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A cross-party group of United Kingdom Members of Parliament (UK MPs) has urged a formal apology for the government's role in forced adoptions affecting around 185,000 babies from 1949 to 1976.
The Education Select Committee says the apology should address trauma among mothers and adoptees, noting devolved governments have apologized.
Survivor Sally Ells described ongoing psychological harm.
The report criticizes Salvation Army and Barnardo’s for not fully acknowledging their roles.

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A cross-party group of United Kingdom Members of Parliament (UK MPs) has urged a formal apology for the government's role in forced adoptions affecting around 185,000 babies from 1949 to 1976.
The Education Select Committee says the apology should address trauma among mothers and adoptees, noting devolved governments have apologized.
Survivor Sally Ells described ongoing psychological harm.
The report criticizes Salvation Army and Barnardo’s for not fully acknowledging their roles.