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Recommendation 20
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The Government was ultimately responsible for the actions and omissions that led to a lack...
Conclusion
The Government was ultimately responsible for the actions and omissions that led to a lack of protection for unmarried mothers and their babies, including by a failure to ensure that there was a set of clear standards of behaviour for all those working in the adoption system at the time. (Paragraph 147) The violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976 39
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 March 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗