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Birth relatives

If you are a relative of someone who was adopted through Action for Children, we can provide support and intermediary services.

We feel a strong commitment to all birth relatives involved in adoption through Action for Children. Our trained adoption support workers are fully aware of the emotional impact adoption has on the lives of all concerned.

If you are a birth parent, we can help you talk through the many complex issues involved in asking for information or contacting your adopted child. If you have just discovered that you have a sibling who was adopted, we can help you understand why this may have happened. We also support grandparents of adopted children.

Our adoption workers can help you to identify the most appropriate source of support for you. This support includes:

  • providing advice and counselling to explain the adoption process
  • help with maintaining contact with an adopted relative
  • support with obtaining information that the adopted person may need later in life

How to access records

To access any records print out and complete our Access to Records form, then post it to the following address:

Action for Children
Business Admin Support Officer
Performance Improvement and Inclusion Division
3 The Boulevard
Ascot Road
Watford
WD18 8AG
UK

If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.

After you contact us

After you contact us, you will be offered a confidential interview with an experienced adoption support worker to discuss your reasons for contacting us and to explore all avenues that may be of help to you.

You may want to know how your child has progressed. You may not want to search for your relative but you may like to write a letter to be given to him or her if they enquire about you.

If you want to contact your relative, the adoption support worker will help you consider the possible outcomes. They may be able to offer you an intermediary service and direct you to an agency that can help with tracing them, if applicable, for which there may be a charge.