Almost 7,000 join adoption register

ALMOST 7,000 people have joined a national register established to facilitate contact between adopted people and their natural parents.

And almost 500 applicants involving 249 matches have made contact in the 2½ years since the establishment of the register.

A report by the Adoption Board has revealed that 6,270 people applied to join the National Adoption Contact Preference Register in the first two years since its establishment in April 2005.