Adoption Breakdowns

Dear Sir/Madam

The undernoted request has been received. Please note the reference
assigned. We will revert in due course.

Yours faithfully

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Dear Madam

Further to your undernoted FOI request the information held is as
follows:

If a adoption placement breaks down, do the birth parents automatically
gets notified. If not, could you explain why?

The birth parents are not automatically notified in the case of adoption
disruption. This may be because they have no contact at all with the
children and have no parental rights and responsibilities.

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2002, the Council is obliged to put in place a system by which it can
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and the appropriate arrangements will be made.

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