Legislation – Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

any person who has contacted the adoption authority to request information about adopting a child;

any person who has informed the adoption authority that he or she wishes to adopt a child;

any person within the adoption authority’s area who the adoption authority is aware is a parent of an adopted child; and

any person within the adoption authority’s area who is a parent of an adopted child and has contacted the adoption authority to request any of the information specified in subsection (2).

information about the adoption support services available to people in the adoption authority’s area;

information about the right to request an assessment under section 5 (assessments etc. for adoption support services), and the adoption authority’s duties under that section and regulations made under it; and

any other information prescribed by regulations.