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Application By Ap For Access To Adoption Papers

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JurisdictionScotland
JudgeSheriff A M Cubie
Neutral Citation[2022] SC GLW 3
CourtSheriff Court
Docket NumberGLW-AD31 21
Date07 January 2022
Published date21 January 2022
SHERIFFDOM OF GLASGOW AND STRATHKELVIN AT GLASGOW
[2022] SC GLW 3
GLW-AD31 21
JUDGMENT OF SHERIFF A M CUBIE
in the Application
AB
Applicant
for access to Adoption Papers
Glasgow 7 January 2022
[1] I have been asked to consider an application for access to an adoption process by the
child of the adopted person.
Background
[2] The applicant JH seeks access to the adoption process relating to JH’s father who was
adopted in 1933, the year of his birth . He has, the applicant explains, since died. The
applicant has no siblings. The basis for the application is broadly curiosity – to know the
birth family name. The applicant asks to be put in the same position as the adopted person.
[3] The matter was subject to an earlier refusal by another sheriff in hoc statu; no note
was issued. The applicant has provided further material and I am content to treat this
matter as a fresh application.
[4] The further information said to support the applicant consisted of a letter from an
individual who had made a similar application in England, and an email from a self-titled
“DNA Search Angel” which supported the applicant on the basis that information allowing

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