Adopted people ‘unable to accurately complete census forms’

Tens of thousands of adopted people were unable to complete the Census accurately as they have no legal right to their birth information.

The Adoption Rights Alliance (ARA) pointed out that questions on the census about place of birth, nationality, and ethnic background are impossible for many adopted people to fill out accurately as they have no legal right to that information

Currently, adopted people have no automatic legal right to their birth certificate or medical history.