Adopted people have to pay for UK search for relatives

Tusla, the child and family agency, is telling adopted people who need a search to be undertaken for relatives in Britain that they will have to pay for the service.

The Irish Examiner has learned some British traces are carried out on behalf of Tusla by adoption support agency PAC-UK. The fee, however, is to be borne by the person tracing their relatives and not Tusla.

An email sent by a Tusla social worker last month to an adopted person seeking information explained how the system operates.