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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

Survivors of forced adoption to receive long-awaited apology from UK government

Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson speaks during a reception for parents, families and care givers to mark International Parents Day at Downing Street on June 1 - (Getty Images)

Survivors of forced adoption will get a “full apology on behalf of the state”, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.

An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

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