In order to register on the Adoption Contact Register for Scotland you will need a copy of your original birth extract. You can obtain a copy of this by contacting the National Records of Scotland, Adoption Unit at adoptions@nrscotland.gov.uk.

The birth extract can provide information about:

• the time and place of birth

• the original name under which you were registered

• your mother’s name and surname and possibly occupation

• your father’s name, if recorded, and

• the name and possibly the relationship of the person who registered the birth.

Are you a birth relative?

In order to register on the Adoption Contact Register for Scotland, looking for an adopted person, you will require a copy of their original birth extract.

You can obtain a copy of this by contacting the National Records of Scotland, Adoption Unit on adoptions@nrscotland.gov.uk.

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