Are the birth family able to search for an adopted child?

Are the birth family able to search for an adopted child?

Julia Feast (Search and Reunion Consultant) gives expert video advice on: How do I start looking for my birth family?; Are the birth family able to search for an adopted child?; Why do people decide to search for their birth family? and more...

Since the third of December in 2005, birth parents of adopted people (adopted adults aged 18 and over ) can request an intermediary service from a registered agency to ask whether they can locate the adopted adult to see if they want to have contact or to find out more information about them.