# The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 9


(1) Section 60(1) and (4) (disclosing information to adopted child) is modified as follows.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if for “an adopted person” there were substituted “a person in relation to whom a parental order was made and”;
(3) Subsection (4) has effect as if—
(a) the words “adopted” and “also” were omitted;
(b) for “adoption order” and “adoption” there were substituted “parental order”; and
(c) at the end there were inserted—
“, but the court must not provide a copy of any prescribed document or prescribed order to the person unless that person certifies that they have—
(a) been informed about the availability of services providing counselling in relation to the implications of compliance with the request; and
(b) been given a suitable opportunity to receive counselling.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111174715/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-parental-orders-regulations-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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