New bill seeks to improve access to information for the adopted

The Labour Party has urged the current Government to vindicate adopted people's right to information without further delay.

The State's Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has called for the immediate enactment of comprehensive tracing legislation to give adopted persons unconditional access to their birth and adoption records.

The Labour Party has introduced a bill to improve access to information for adopted people.

If enacted, the party's Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill, which was first published in January, will amend the Adoption Act 2010 to provide adopted persons with the right to access their birth certificates.