The records of adopted and care-experienced people – developing guidance for record-keepers and care professionals: Research findings report
Research combined literature review, focus groups and interviews with adopted and care-experienced people and professionals, alongside an England/Wales survey of record-holding organisations. Adoptee participants described unexplained redaction, inconsistent answers about surviving records and insufficient support. They wanted complete files, retention of personal items and permanent preservation.
Limitations: Consultation participants are not a representative sample of adoptees. The report combines adoptee, care-experienced and professional perspectives, which are summarised separately. It informed guidance, but does not evaluate whether that guidance subsequently improved access. Summary and full reports are versions of the same research, counted once. CALGG, a group of local-government archivists within the Archives and Records Association, commissioned consultancy research. Funding included The National Archives, Welsh Government and member services. Record-holding institutions helped fund and oversee work about records they manage; readers may consider that relationship.
- Research type
- Commissioned research report
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Adults / Older adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults / older adults
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: CALGG care and adoption records research
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
CALGG, a group of local-government archivists within the Archives and Records Association, commissioned consultancy research. Funding included The National Archives, Welsh Government and member services. Record-holding institutions helped fund and oversee work about records they manage; readers may consider that relationship.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, Original birth information, Records access, research methodology
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England / Wales
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- Adoptee involvement
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