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Descendants of Deceased Adopted People (Access to Information) Bill

A Bill to amend the Adoption and Children Act 2002 to allow access to information for the descendants of deceased adopted people; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Descendants of Deceased Adopted People (Access to Information) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 22 October 2013 by Nick de Bois (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 22 Oct 2013
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 15 May 2014.