Make Letterbox Contact a Legal Requirement for safe Birth Parents
We call for the reform of adoption laws to make letterbox contact a legal right for safe birth parents. This can bring reassurance & healing; for children, it can preserve identity, belonging & wellbeing. Some birth parents are allowed one letter a year, which, at present, is not legally enforceable
Mr David Lammy
Deputy Prime Minister
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Require mothers to list the father (if known) on birth certificate if safe to do
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Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings
Make Letterbox Contact a Legal Requirement for safe Birth Parents
We call for the reform of adoption laws to make letterbox contact a legal right for safe birth parents. This can bring reassurance & healing; for children, it can preserve identity, belonging & wellbeing. Some birth parents are allowed one letter a year, which, at present, is not legally enforceable
Similar motions
Require mothers to list the father (if known) on birth certificate if safe to do
Introduce specific rights for contact with a child for grandparents
Enable parents to register birth and death of babies carried beyond 24 weeks
Recognise same-sex partners as legal parents of children born via surrogacy
Record and retain all contacts relating to family court proceedings