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see also Part 8, Practice Direction 8

# Practice Direction – Disclosing Information to an Adopted Adult This Practice Direction supplements Part 8, rule 84(1)(d) of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005

## How to request for information

### 1.1

Rule 84 states that an adopted person who is over the age of 18 has the right to receive from the court which made the adoption order a copy of –

(a) the application form for an adoption order (but not the documents attached to that form);

(b) the adoption order and any other orders relating to the adoption proceedings; and

(c) orders allowing any person contact with the child after the adoption order was made.

### 1.2

An application under rule 84 must be made in form A64 which is contained in the practice direction supplementing rule 17 and must have attached to it a full certified copy of the entry in the Adopted Children Register relating to the applicant.

### 1.3

The completed application form must be taken to the court which made the adoption order along with evidence of the applicant’s identity showing a photograph and signature, such as a passport or driving licence.

## Additional documents that the adopted person is also entitled to receive from the court

### 2

The adopted adult is also entitled to receive the following documents –

(a) any transcript or written reasons of the court’s decision; and

(b) a report made to the court by –

(i) a children’s guardian, reporting officer or children and family reporter;

(ii) a local authority; or

(iii) an adoption agency.

## Before the documents are sent to the adopted adult

### 3

The court will remove protected information from documents before they are sent to the adopted adult.

Published by TSO on behalf of the Ministry of Justice

Applications to reproduce the material in this value added publication should be addressed to Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU.

An application can be made via the OPSI website (opens in a new window) or by e-mailing: licensing@opsi.gov.uk

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