Thanks Nivard. Gill. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2011 6:13 PM To: [email protected]; Lei List Subject: Re: [LEI] Adoption 1960 - 1970 Hi Gill There are no publicly available adoption records available since its inception in 1927 (in England & Wales) Only the adoptee of the adopting parents can apply for access and then have to follow a lengthy procedure including counseling before they are made available After 1975 access was relaxed somewhat for the adoptee This may help for more on the subject http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/adoption.htm?W T.lp=rg-8355 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi List. Could some tell me where adoption records would be kept for 1960 > --1970 Thanks Gill. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message