The right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976

Inquiry by the Human Rights (Joint Committee), 23 September 2021 to 5 December 2023. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• Third Report - The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976 (15 July 2022)
• Fifth Special Report - The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report (3 March 2023)

Evidence sessions

• 15 December 2021: Professor Gordon Harold, University of Cambridge; Dr Michael Lambert, University of Lancaster; Dr Jatinder Sandhu
• 16 March 2022: Liz Harvie
• 16 March 2022: Ann Keen; Judy Baker
• 25 May 2022: Nadhim Zahawi, Department of Education; Sarah Jennings, Department of Education