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When an adoption order is made, the Registrar General for Scotland makes an entry in the Adopted Children Register showing the adopters as the parents of your child. A full extract and an abbreviated certificate of the entry in that Register (which takes the place of your child’s original birth certificate) can be obtained by the adopters from General Register Office, New Register House, Edinburgh on payment of a fee. When your child reaches the age of 16, they will be entitled to see the original entry in the birth register and to purchase a certificate of entry if they so wish. This means that when your child is 16 they will be able to find out their original name as well as your name and your address when you registered the birth. Should you wish, the adoption agency will discuss with you the implications this may have for you in the future.