Part 1Adoption

Chapter 3Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Disclosure of information in relation to a person’s adoption

I3I457 Restrictions on disclosure of protected etc. information

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Any section 56 information kept by an adoption agency which—

a

is about an adopted person or any other person, and

b

is or includes identifying information about the person in question,

may only be disclosed by the agency to a person (other than the person the information is about) in pursuance of this group of sections.

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Any information kept by an adoption agency—

a

which the agency has obtained from the Registrar General on an application under section 79(5) and any other information which would enable the adopted person to obtain a certified copy of the record of his birth, or

b

which is information about an entry relating to the adopted person in the Adoption Contact Register,

may only be disclosed to a person by the agency in pursuance of this group of sections.

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In this group of sections, information the disclosure of which to a person is restricted by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) is referred to (in relation to him) as protected information.

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Identifying information about a person means information which, whether taken on its own or together with other information disclosed by an adoption agency, identifies the person or enables the person to be identified.

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This section does not prevent the disclosure of protected information in pursuance of a prescribed agreement to which the adoption agency is a party.

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Regulations may authorise or require an adoption agency to disclose protected information to a person who is not an adopted person.