Retrieving files from Government Departments

Retrieving files from both migrating agencies and government departments is often a vital step in building a more detailed picture of family backgrounds and early childhood.

Over the past twenty years, the Trust has helped to change both policy and practice on this issue and there is now a much better appreciation of the needs of former child migrants to access these records.

The Trust has developed good working relationships with a wide variety of agencies in different countries which may hold relevant information. Please contact your nearest Trust office if you need any advice or assistance to obtain these records.