The right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976

Human Rights (Joint Committee) Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Sep 2021 Closed: 5 Dec 2023 Parliament page
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry to understand the experiences of unmarried women whose children were adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales. The inquiry will consider whether adoption processes respected the human rights, as we understand them now, of the mothers and … Read more
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 6 events
3 Mar
2023
Report published
26 Jan
2023
Correspondence
15 Jul
2022
Report published
25 May
2022
Oral evidence
16 Mar
2022
Oral evidence
15 Dec
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
25 May 2022
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Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi · Department of Education Sarah Jennings · Department of Education
16 Mar 2022
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Ann Keen Judy Baker Liz Harvie
15 Dec 2021
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Dr Jatinder Sandhu Dr Michael Lambert · University of Lancaster Professor Gordon Harold · University of Cambridge
Correspondence 1 letter
26 Jan 2023 Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Education relating to the JCHR report ‘The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949 – 1976’, dated 26 January
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