Adoption authorities to audit tracing records

THE Adoption Board has confirmed it is to carry out an audit of its information and tracing service records to identify any cases involving illegal activity.

The audit comes following the Irish Examiner’s investigation into the case of Tressa Reeves, whose son was illegally adopted and falsely registered as the natural child of the adoptive parents. This was facilitated by St Patrick’s Guild adoption agency, which remains fully accredited by the Adoption Board, despite it being aware of the case since 2001.

It is understood to be the first such audit of any of the Adoption Board records despite repeated calls from adoption groups for more than a decade.