The Joint Committee was appointed to consider and report on the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill published by the Department for Education and Skills on 2nd February 2004 (Cm 6462). The Committee was appointed on 9 February 2005.

Membership

The Members of the Committee were:

Vera Baird      Earl of Dundee

Virginia Bottomley      Baroness Gould of Potternewton

David Chidgey      Baroness Hooper

Ann Coffey      Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Jonathan Shaw      Baroness Massey of Darwen (until 2 March)

Clive Soley (Chairman)    Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (from 2 March)

          Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

General Information

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Contacts for Joint Committee on the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk, Joint Committee on the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill, Committee Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW.

The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 8675.

The Committee's email address is ccabill@parliament.uk