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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)
Source
Committee
Education Committee
Inquiry
Historical Forced Adoption
Report
8th Report - Historical Forced Adoption
27 Mar 2026
HC 1713
Addressee Bodies
Department for Education
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.2 yrs
Report published
27 Mar 2026