Birth Information and Tracing Act
News
08 September 2022
The 'historic' Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 means that any Irish person who was adopted, boarded out or had their birth information illegally registered, or who otherwise had questions about their origin, now has a route to find out what information is available about their birth and early life.
The Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) encourages those affected by this new legislation to register or update their preference for contact or no contact to the newly established Contact Preference Register ahead of Information and Tracing Services opening for applications on October 1st, 2022.
A dedicated website has been launched by the AAI https://www.birthinfo.ie/ where people can learn how to register or update their contact or no contact preferences. As part of its awareness raising campaign, the AAI has distributed hard copy information leaflets to households in Ireland.