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The Adoption Information (Scotland) Regulations and The Adoption (Disclosure of Information)(Scotland) Regulations: Consultation on Draft Regulations

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INTRODUCTION

This document accompanies the Adoption Information (Scotland) Regulations and the Adoption (Disclosure of Information) (Scotland) Regulations. It sets out the policy behind the draft Regulations and seeks your comments on a number of issues within the Regulations. The consultation period runs until 8 October 2008.

There are specific questions on which we seek your views and these are highlighted in the document. However, we welcome comments on all of the proposals.

We are aware of the data protection issues surrounding adoption records and will ensure that the references to adoption legislation in the Data Protection Subject Access Order are updated to reflect the new Act and Regulations.

This document is primarily being distributed electronically and is available on the Scottish Government web-site at

www.scotland.gov.uk/adoptioninformationregs

If, however, you would wish to be sent the document in photocopy please contact

Suzanne Allan on 0131 244 0407

or e-mail adoptionregulations@scotland.gsi.gov.uk to arrange for a copy or copies to be sent to you.

Please send your response electronically to the above address or in hard copy to

Adoption Support Regulations Consultation, 2-A(N) Victoria Quay, EDINBURGH, EH6 6QQ

Please complete the details on the respondent information form at the end of this document and return it with your response. This will help ensure we handle your response appropriately. The form should be printed first to enable completion and then either scanned and emailed or sent as a hard copy (depending on how you intend to send your response). Thank you for your help.

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