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The relatives of adopted people will have more rights to find out about their birth family - so they can find out information such as inherited medical conditions.
The rules on sharing such information are being changed by the government to come into effect from November.
Relatives wanting to gather such information would use an intermediary adoption agency.
Families minister Edward Timpson said it was a "positive change".
A Department for Education spokeswoman said that the rule changes were about balancing the right of descendants of adopted people to know about their family history with the right to privacy for individuals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29361705
The rules on sharing such information are being changed by the government to come into effect from November.
Relatives wanting to gather such information would use an intermediary adoption agency.
Families minister Edward Timpson said it was a "positive change".
A Department for Education spokeswoman said that the rule changes were about balancing the right of descendants of adopted people to know about their family history with the right to privacy for individuals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29361705