Overhaul birth registration process so adopted children can access information, say Barnardos

The birth registration process should be overhauled and more legal clarity around the use of assisted reproductive technology is needed so every child is clear where they came from, according to Barnardos.

The children’s charity is among a number due to speak before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality today on the Child and Family Relationships Bill.

Barnardos has already given the proposed legislation a broad welcome with the charity’s CEO Fergus Finlay claiming it is a “huge step forward” in its attempts to provide greater legal clarity for modern family structures.