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National Service of Thanksgiving, Reconciliation and Hope For Everyone Affected by Adoption, Leicester 13th March 2010 - 5/3/10

The adoption community in Leicestershire has, in partnership with Adults Affected by Adoption-NORCAP, organised the annual service for people of all faiths or none at 3pm on Saturday 13th March 2010 in St Luke's Church, Leicester.

Birth children in adoptive families: Student research project - 26/02/10

Are you the sibling of an adopted person? Did your parents adopt a child when you were growing up (or before you were born)? If so please consider this invitation to participate in an undergraduate research project.

International Searchers' Get Together: March 2010 - 22/02/10

The Intercountry Adoption Centre (IAC) and the Transnational and Transracial Adoption Group (TTAG) are organising a Get Together focusing on 'Intercountry Adoptees on a Journey of Discovery and Searching'.

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED Consultation on the future of the Edited Register - 09/02/10

The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on proposals to abolish or change access to the edited version of the electoral register, which is at present is available for sale to anyone for any purpose, and is a valuable tool in adoption search and reunion work, and for family history research.

Accessing information about your origins when living abroad - 01/02/10

Advice for people who live abroad and are trying to access information about their origins has been published on the Adoption Search Reunion website.

Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons new petition - 09/07/09

The Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons campaign has launched a second petition on the Prime Minister's Office website.

New content added to the Adoption Search Reunion website - 12/05/09

Several new pages offering information and advice to adopted people on searching for adoption and birth information have been added to the ASR website.

Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons petition - 08/01/09

The Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons campaign has launched a petition on the Prime Minister's Office website.

Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons (DAP) campaign - revised 09/07/09

The Descendants of Deceased Adopted Persons (DAP) group has launched a campaign to highlight the problems experienced by descendants who want to access birth information about deceased adopted relatives, and to bring about change.

Accessing Information and Intermediary Services: Practice Guidance Published - 29/5/08

The Government has published guidance for practitioners working with adopted adults and birth relatives who wish to find out about an adoption, or to trace and establish contact with their birth relatives through the provision of intermediary services.

Nicky Campbell to Talk at Family History Show - 30/4/08

The Society of Genealogists Family History Show is taking place at Olympia, London, on 3rd and 4th May 2008 and will feature over 50 family history societies from across the UK.

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