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Tracing birth relatives
Adoption Service, Family Placement Unit - June 2007
family.placement@kirklees.gov.uk
Will my child be able to find me after he has been adopted?
That is up to them. When he/she are 18 years old they can apply for their birth
certificate. Once they know your name they can leave a letter with the agency
which arranged the adoption. They can also apply for entry on to the Adoption
Contact Register as can you. If you are both on the Register, your child will
be notified but it is for them to decide whether to contact you.
The Adoption
Contact Register is dedicated to UK adoptees and birth relatives. The only
limitations to acceptance on the registers are:-
- The birth or adoption must have taken place in the UK.
- Adoptees must be over 18 years old.
- Certified confirmation of identity must be provided.
Registrations can only be accepted where these criteria apply. The fee for Registration is a nominal 'one-off' payment of £3.00 and once
added, your details are cross-checked with existing entries and each new application
we receive following your entry.
The agency is registered under the Data Protection Act and any information provided
is used solely for the purpose it is intended and not passed to any third party
other than the person you are seeking and then only with your permission.
Other useful contacts
NORCAP - National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees & Parents
The NORCAP Contact Register has been operating for many years and reunions are
frequently being achieved through this register.
Contact:
NORCAP
112 Church Road
Wheatley
Oxfordshire
0X33 1LU
Telephone: 01865 875000 (Weekdays 10am - 4pm)
Fax: 01865 875686
or e-mail: enquiries@norcap.org |
NORCAP also provides support, guidance and sympathetic understanding to adult
adoptees and their Birth and Adoptive parents. There is a telephone helpline service
for members with advice on searching and research service. NORCAP was set up in
1982 to support all adults affected by adoption and to reduce distress and anxiety.
NORCAP offers practical advice and assistance to birth relatives who wish to trace
an adult who was relinquished for adoption in the past; the emphasis being on
tactful and discreet enquiries which avoid the risk of causing embarrassment or
distress to anyone.
However NORCAP recognises that a reunion between adopted people and their birth
relatives has far reaching implications for both families. The organisation believes
that careful preparation, a discreet intermediary service, and gradual introductions
together with ongoing support and counselling can minimise the risks inherent
in such reunions and enhance the chances of a happy reunion which is seen as beneficial
by all involved.
Source: NORCAP publications
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