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The Government must take steps to ensure that all affected individuals receive timely, consistent and...

Recommendation
The Government must take steps to ensure that all affected individuals receive timely, consistent and transparent access to adoption records. This obligation should be underpinned by clear statutory duties requiring every record-holding body to maintain accurate records and meet nationally defined standards for disclosure. The Government should establish a single, standardised national access point for adoption records, something that survivors recommended to us. (Recommendation, Paragraph 63)
Addressee Bodies
Department for Education
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.2 yrs
Report published 27 Mar 2026