At what age can I obtain my birth records?

At what age can I obtain my birth records?

Julia Feast (Search and Reunion Consultant) gives expert video advice on: Have adoptive people always been able to access data about their origins?; Will adoptive parents have any information about birth parents?; At what age can I obtain my birth records? and more...

Once the adopted person reaches the age of 18 and if they were adopted before the 3rd December 2005, then they are allowed to apply for information to enable and to obtain the copy of the original birth certificate.