What is the Contact Preference Register?

I had already joined the National Adoption Contact Preference Register (NACPR), is this a new one? Do I need to join again?

What will happen to entries on the National Adoption Contact Preference Register?

Where do I get an application form for the CPR?

Will my information be shared even if I register a 'no contact' preference on the register?

Who is eligible to join the CPR?

If I am matched with a relative on the register, what happens next?

Who can make an application for records under the Act?

What if I don’t know the name of the agency that handled my adoption?

I am unsure if I was formally adopted, how can I find out?

Where are my records held?

What kinds of information may be available?

What does the Act say about counselling for people?

Who can make an application for tracing under the Act?

What is the Birth Information & Tracing Act 2022?

What is an illegal birth registration?

What is meant by a ‘relevant person’?

Does the Act centralise records?

What is a secondary information source?

How can I contact the Adoption Authority