A cross-party group of UK MPs has called for the government to urgently issue a formal apology for forced adoptions between 1949 and 1976, when an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption. The education select committee report recommends ministers work with survivor groups on the apology's wording, citing the urgency as many victims are nearing the end of their lives, while Wales and Scotland have already issued formal apologies.
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A cross-party group of UK MPs has called for the government to urgently issue a formal apology for forced adoptions between 1949 and 1976, when an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption. The education select committee report recommends ministers work with survivor groups on the apology's wording, citing the urgency as many victims are nearing the end of their lives, while Wales and Scotland have already issued formal apologies.