PAC-UK Big Consult of Adopted People
A voluntary online consultation in late 2022 received 454 responses from people adopted from the 1950s onwards, across English regions. Respondents described identity, education, contact, mental health services, records and reunion. Many reported insufficient childhood information and delays or dissatisfaction with records access; experiences and preferences supported greater openness and continuing support.
Limitations: Respondents were recruited through services, partner agencies and social media and may be especially engaged with adoption issues. Women and historical adoptions predominated. Responses reflect perceived experiences, with varying question denominators and some inconsistencies between summary and detailed tables; they are not population prevalence. The separate birth-parent consultation is outside this database’s scope. PAC-UK, part of Family Action and an adoption-support service provider, conducted the consultation. The National Adoption Strategy Team commissioned it through the Department for Education-funded RAA Leaders Programme. Readers may consider these service and commissioning relationships.
- 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: PAC-UK Big Consult 2022
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
PAC-UK, part of Family Action and an adoption-support service provider, conducted the consultation. The National Adoption Strategy Team commissioned it through the Department for Education-funded RAA Leaders Programme. Readers may consider these service and commissioning relationships.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, education, identity, mental health, Records access, reunion, search
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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