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<p>Local authorities have a legal duty to provide a comprehensive adoption service.
This specifically includes, ‘Assistance, including mediation services, in relation
to arrangements for contact between an adoptive child and a natural parent, natural
sibling, former guardian or a related person of the adoptive child’.</p><p>As set
out in our published ‘Adoption Strategy: achieving excellence everywhere’ we are working
with local authorities and Regional Adoption Agencies to improve support around contact
with birth relatives, including letterbox contact. This will include working closely
with birth parents and those with lived experiences. The strategy can be accessed
here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-strategy-achieving-excellence-everywhere"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-strategy-achieving-excellence-everywhere</a>.</p><p>More
details on actions to improve contact will be confirmed in due course.</p>
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