ADOPTION INTERLINK UK
THE CANADIAN ADOPTEES Registry and Classifieds
A fascinating website specialising in tracing
and from the Children's Society
and
SOME INFORMATION for Birth Parents
including a mail-list at
topica.com
especially for UK Birth Parents as part
of the Adoptive Circle.
The following edited basic information is provided as a help:
The current full Help File is published in Usenet on:
Comments and suggestions for inclusion in the Help File
should be directed to the Help File maintainer.
For those Adopted prior to 12 November 1975, these records must be accessed through a Counsellor nominated by the Registrar General. Those Adopted from 12 November 1975 are entitled to such counselling facilities before access to the records.
You are guided to initially approach any of the Registry Addressees on the Search page, or any of the UK Adoption or Post-Adoptive Support Agencies listed elsewhere in these pages, who will advise you of the 'steps' you need to take.
Should you wish for further information or informal advice, then please contact either
British Agencies
for Adoption and Fostering, (BAAF)
or
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees
and Parents (NORCAP)
who will be pleased to suggest further help pertaining to your circumstances.
United Kingdom Government Information:
http://www.open.gov.uk/
Central Office of Information Home Page
http://www.worldserver.pipex.com/coi/
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents
NORCAP -
(NORCAP)
112, Church Road
WHEATLEY,
Oxfordshire.
United Kingdom.
OX33 1LU
Tel: +44 (0)1 865 875 000
NORCAP is at:
Location Map for NORCAP
Adopted Children Register
General Register Office (Scotland)
Family Care (and Scottish Birth-Link Register)
Adoption Section
C.L.A.I.R.E. (CI Link on Adoption, Identity, Reunions and Experiences)
search information for birth parents
The Office of Population Census and Surveys, (OPCS)
and ask for an application form to allow your details to be placed on the Contact Register. This will enable your details to be matched up and may enable the necessary steps leading to re-union to take place. Please note that, although personal details may be matched, there can be no direct contact or information arising from this. However, in such a case, your details will then be available to any of the Counselling Services who may be assisting Adoptees and their Adopted Families in any search.
You might also like to consider writing to:
NPN (Natural Parent's Network),
The Families' House,
Barnardo's Counselling Services,
who may be able to assist further, either directly or with further contacts and information that may help you, or any of the other addressees listed on this page, particularly
norcap
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents
To links
from the Children's Society
An accessible exploration of the complex emotional issues surrounding Adoptee/Birth Parent reunion, based on the personal accounts of Adopted People, Adopters and Birth Parents.
Since the Children Act 1975 anyone adopted in the UK and aged eighteen or over has been able to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.
As a result, many adopted people have set out on the often complex journey to find out more about themselves. Despite the support they may receive, this is often a traumatic period for all involved and few people have any idea what to expect if and when they are finally able to arrange a reunion.
Compiled by Children's Society staff experienced in this area, but allowing adopted people, adopters and birth parents to speak for themselves, the book provides a clear and authoritative guide to the whole process, from deciding whether or not to trace, explaining the best way of going about it and what to expect from the outcome.
The book includes a 'First Thoughts' section, addressing some of the most common questions asked of birth record counsellors, personal accounts from adopted people, adopters and birth parents - (including three peoples' perspectives on the same reunion).
It also includes a diary account charting the sequence of events and changing emotions of Lucy, who traced her Birth Mother when she was eighteen years old.
Designed to be read as a whole, or dipped into,
Preparing for Reunion
is a vital resource for everyone in the Adoption Circle.
ISBN 0 907324 78 9
Paperback, 160 pages, £5.99 (ukp)
Children's Society Publications are available from:
The Children's Society
Publications Department,
Edward Rudolph House,
Margery Street,
LONDON
UK
WC1X 0JL
The Children's Society is at:
Location Map for The Children's Society
