The Bill will help to tackle the inconsistency. Many placements break down because, for reasons of confidentiality, parents are not fully informed about often very traumatised children whom they are expected to bring up. There are certainly such measures in the Bill. I will set out later the provisions on access to information. The issue that my hon.
Friend raises is a matter of good social work practice.
We have many things to say about that, to encourage the greater success of adoption placements. The Bill places, for the first time, a clear duty on local social services authorities to put in place arrangements for the provision of adoption support services, including financial support. That requirement will provide a basis for our new framework for post-adoption support services, in line with our key White Paper commitment. The Bill also gives adopted children and their new parents a new right to request and receive an assessment of their needs for adoption support services. Too often, adoptive families tell us that they feel they have to fight against the system to get access to help.