Guidance

Historic forced adoption: information and support

Help for those affected by issues around historic forced adoption.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 July 2026
• Last updated: 24 September 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Historic forced adoption: information and support

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Details of help available to those affected by historic forced adoption, including:

• listening services
• help finding adoption records
• NHS services

Published 2 July 2026

Last updated 24 September 2026 — Show all updates

1. 24 September 2026

   Updated the opening times of FamilyConnect.

2. 2 July 2026

   First published.