In July 1991 The Children's Society revised its policies to provide a more active service to the birth relatives of adopted people. Julia Feast and Janet Smith consider some of the issues and dilemmas which arise when agencies decide to act as intermediaries for birth family members wanting information about or contact with adopted adult relatives.
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Adoption Act1976, HMSO.
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Children Act1989, HMSO.
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Department of Health and Social Security Code of Practice, Access to children in care, 1983.
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LAC Circular1983, Adoption Agencies Regulations.
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Post-Adoption Centre Discussion Papers: Paper 2, Groups for women who have parted with a child for adoption; Paper 5, Working with mothers who lost a child through adoption.
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Initiating contact with adoptive families and adopted people on behalf of birth parents and relatives, Post-Adoption Centre/Barnardos seminar series, Adult Counselling and Adoption, 1980.
