"Everyone involved in adoption recognises that seeking adoption information and contact is a complex and sensitive issue. It can give rise to deep emotions on both sides, particularly after the passage of many years. Each case is unique.

AAA-NORCAP have been working in this area for 25 years to help people embarking upon these searches to be able to make informed decision and receive support."

Kevin Brennan MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families

"Amendment 98 to the Adoption and Children Bill” are not the most uplifting words in the English language. However, couple with the word “content” as they were in the House of Lords in 2002 they represent one of AAA-NORCAP’s greatest achievements; the legal right of birthparents to search via an intermediary for children given up prior to 1974."

Baroness Barker Life Peer, Liberal Democrat

"I was delighted to meet the volunteers of AAA-NORCAP in 2005 – the Year of the Volunteer – and to learn of the excellent work this national charity based in my [former] constituency does for adults affected by adoption."

Boris Johnson Mayor of London
(formerly MP for Henley on Thames)

"Where would adoption be without AAA-NORCAP? This is the organisation which has, above all others, spurred us on to think about all the parties to adoption as they go through their shared or separated lives. Adoption is not just a placement; it is a lifelong experience for each of those involved – often joyful but still too frequently painful. AAA-NORCAP has helped the law of theland to move closer to recognising the complexities of adoption and not just its over-simplified political standing. It has also changed many individual lives and has represented hope when no one else appeared willing to listen or able to understand."

Professor Audrey Mullender
Principal, Ruskin College, Oxford