The petition calls for the law to be changed to allow families of deceased adopted people to have the right to access their adoption files. You can add your name to the petition by visiting http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/MYROOTS/ before 15th April 2009.

Further Information:
Answers to some frequently asked questions about access to birth records for descendants of deceased adopted people are provided on the Locating Records section.

Read about the Descendents of Deceased Adopted Persons campaign in our News Section.