New tracing bill will not allow families of deceased people apply for birth certs

Children's minister Roderic O'Gorman confirmed that the current draft does not give the children or families of adoptees the right to apply for access to information of deceased people. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The families of deceased adopted people will not be able to apply for the birth certs or medical history of their loved ones under new information and tracing legislation.

Children's minister Roderic O'Gorman has published a long-anticipated draft bill to allow adoptees access to their personal information which campaigners have been calling for for many years.