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Geraldine

Geraldine Report 1 Jun 2008 08:16

A lot of Social Services now out source their post adoption work to Adoption Support Agencies like 'After Adoption'. Since the 2005 adoption law change adoptees and birth family members can in fact apply through any Adoption Support Agency and they apply to who ever on your behalf.

Lisa if you want to know where the adoption files are held then go to www.adoptionsearchreunion.org.uk and click into locating files and follow the prompts.

Only the adopted person is allowed to access their adoption file. Hope this helps.

Cheers Gerry

Wez

Wez Report 1 Jun 2008 00:25

Personally speaking, I have found adoption records an absolute nightmare to get hold of. I believe that biological parents cannot get hold of these records, and the the person who was adopted must wait until they are 18. But going through social services is a right pain in the backside. I have had three branches of them palm me off.

However, I wrote to the Adoption Contact Register in Southport and the woman who replied was very helpful indeed. So that may be an avenue worth looking at. Hope that helps.

Lisa Lisa

Lisa Lisa Report 1 Jun 2008 00:24

Many Thanks, that is a great help

FamilyFogey

FamilyFogey Report 1 Jun 2008 00:18

Lisa

Only an adoptee can get their own adoption file. If you are the biological family of someone who was adopted out of the family - you can enter your details on the adoption contact register so that when the adoptee decides to get their file they will see that they have family wanting to get in touch.

If you search using the search box on the left hand side for 'adoption' it will bring up all the threads on here where people have given advice on adoption records etc.

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Lisa Lisa

Lisa Lisa Report 1 Jun 2008 00:16

Where can you look up adoption records?