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Your rights on issues around adoption. Includes the rights of birth parents and adoptive parents, and the child's rights to information about their birth parents.
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When you take time off to adopt a child you might be eligible for Statutory Adoption Leave and Statutory Adoption Pay. There are rules on when and how to claim your paid leave and if you want to change your dates.
How an adoption is recorded, finding your original birth or adoption record, and what to do if you want your birth relatives to find you and get in touch.