Care and support

Supporting Adult Adoptees

This leaflet gives details of our support and counselling service offered to adult adoptees and those searching for birth relatives.

Hertfordshire County Council has operated as an adoption agency for more than 40 years. Besides our own records, some of which date back to the 1930s, we hold information about thousands of adoptions which took place in Hertfordshire and were arranged by other adoption agencies. We also hold the records for the St Albans Diocesan Council which operated as an adoption agency from 1954 to 1977. By law, we must keep all records for 75 years.
We can provide support, advice and information to adults who were adopted and to people searching for relatives who were adopted.
We make no charge for advice or counselling

For further advice or information please contact:

The Adoption Support Team
SFAR129 Six Hills Way,
Stevenage SG1 2FQ

Tel: 01438 844 488

Other useful addresses

For support and advice contact:
NORCAP (National Organisation for Counselling of Adoptees and Parents)
112 Church Road
Wheatley
Oxon
OX8 1LU
Tel: 01865 875000

For counselling (if you are a Hertfordshire resident):
The Post-Adoption Centre
5 Torriano Mews
Torriano Avenue
London
NW5 2RZ
Tel: 020 7284 0555

Other Contacts