Terms of reference
Participants

1. PRELIMINARY
The Review
The Commission's Report
Conclusions
Recommendations

2. BACKGROUND TO ADOPTION INFORMATION LEGISLATION
Law and practice before 1991
The social background
Pressures for change
Openness: developments and debates

3. ADOPTION INFORMATION LEGISLATION
The Adoption Information Act 1990
Awareness of the Act
Administration and implementation of the Act
Table 1: Statistics - Adoption Information Act 1990

4. THE IMPACT OF THE ACT
Birth parents
Adoptees
Adoptive parents
Relatives
Impact on contact vetoes
Contacts and reunions

5. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE ACT

6. ADDITIONAL PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
An Adoption Information Exchange
An Advance Notice System
Discretionary power to refuse birth certificates