45ABackground information about prospective adoptive parents to be made available to birth parents

#### 45A Background information about prospective adoptive parents to be made available to birth parents 45A Background information about prospective adoptive parents to be made available to birth parents > > (1) If an application to adopt a child is made by a couple, background information relating to the couple that is obtained by the Secretary or principal officer in connection with the application is, at the request of the birth parents of the child, to be provided to the birth parents before any adoption order may be made in relation to that child. > > > (2) In this section, background information relating to a couple includes information about the couple’s social and cultural background, religious beliefs, domestic relationship and living arrangements, but does not include any information that identifies the couple. > > **s 45A:** Ins 2010 No 66, Sch 1 \[2\].