| Invitation to contribute to new play about people adopted from Hong Kong – 9/8/10 |
| Adopted adults who were born in Hong Kong are invited to share their experiences to be used in dramatised form as part of a one-woman play. |
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| New ITV series to reunite families - 21/7/10 |
| In Long Lost Families presenters Nicky Campbell and Davina McCall will help people who have experienced long term separation from members of their family and who are now seeking to be reunited with them. |
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| Tracing birth relatives survey - 12/7/10 |
| As part of a new campaign on tracing birth families the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) has launched a survey asking adopted people and birth families about their experiences of tracing relatives. |
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| Adopted adults anthology: Call for submissions from under-represented voices - 17/6/10 |
| If you are an adopted adult and woul like to write about your experience of adoption, please read this call for submissions for an anthology of adopted people's experiences, which is being edited by Perlita Harris and Chris Atkins and will be published by BAAF. |
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| Adopted adults and their birth siblings: PhD research project - 17/3/10 |
| Adopted adults are being invited to participate in a PhD research project exploring how adopted adults experienced growing up, either with or apart from, their birth brothers and sisters, and what these relationships mean in childhood and adulthood. |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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| Transfer of GRO to Identity and Passport Service - 19/10/07 |
| It has been announced that the General Register Office (GRO) will become part of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) from 1 April 2008. |
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| Veto Forms and Guidance Available - 20/3/07 |
| The Pointers for Practice materials now include template forms that agencies can use for the registration of absolute and qualified vetoes. |
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| Access to Information FAQs - 12/12/06 |
| The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has published answers to Frequently Asked Questions on accessing information under the Adoption and Children Act 2002. |
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| Adoption Search Reunion website proving popular - 6/11/06 |
| Since its official launch in May 2006 the Adoption Search Reunion website has become a valuable resource for people affected by adoption. |
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| Official launch for Adoption Search Reunion website - 23/5/06 |
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A Parliamentary reception was held at the House of Commons On 22nd May 2006 to celebrate the official launch of the Adoption Search Reunion website.
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| Pointers for Practice added to website - 27/4/06 |
| We are delighted to announce that the Pointers for Practice have now been added to the Adoption Search Reunion website. |
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| New books added to recommended reading lists - 14/3/06 |
| Two new books giving authobiographical accounts of adoption and reunions with birth relatives have been added to the recommended reading lists. |
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| Adoption reforms will affect thousands of families, says BAAF - 20/12/05 |
| BAAF welcomes the full implementation of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 - the most radical overhaul of adoption law for 30 years. |
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| Mothers and sons reunited as website finds lost families - 18/12/06 |
| New website announced in Independent on Sunday article. |
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| Latest news on Adoption Search Reunion website - 23/12/05 |
| The new Adoption Search Reunion website was launched on 23rd December 2005. This website will be continually updated with new features being added in February and April 2006. |
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