Adoption and care records

Adoption and care records

As a legal process, adoption began in England and Wales in 1927. Adoption certificates include the adoptive name of the child, date of birth, date of adoption and name of the adoptive parents and are held by the General Register Office.

Hampshire Adoption

Hampshire Adoption provides help and advice if you were adopted or you are looking for family members who were adopted.

Some records of fostering and care homes in Hampshire survive. You can access information held in these records about yourself by making a Subject Access Request.