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Keir Starmer Issues Historic State Apology Over UK's Forced Adoption Scandal. The UK Prime Minister has issued a formal apology on behalf of the British government for its role in the forced adoption of an estimated 185,000 children between 1949 and 1976. Addressing Parliament and survivors, Starmer acknowledged that the state enabled a system that coerced women into giving up their babies, describing the episode as "a stain on our history”. The apology follows years of campaigning by survivors and recommendations from a parliamentary human rights inquiry, after similar acknowledgements by the Church of England. The government also announced a £4 million support package to improve access to adoption records, fund intermediary services to reunite families, and document the full impact of the scandal. Campaigners welcomed the apology as a significant milestone but stressed that meaningful redress, including financial compensation, remains necessary. The forced adoption system reflected the social stigma attached to unmarried mothers in post-war Britain, with many women reporting they were pressured or coerced into surrendering their children.
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