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The Government should issue new guidance to local authorities to improve the experience of birth...

Recommendation
The Government should issue new guidance to local authorities to improve the experience of birth mothers and adult adoptees seeking information about their records, with additional resources provided to local authorities so that requests for access to records do not have to compete with current child safeguarding priorities and that access to records is supported by better training of local authority staff. (Recommendation, Paragraph 64)
Addressee Bodies
Department for Education
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.2 yrs
Report published 27 Mar 2026