Algate House
These Client Files contain information relating to the children admitted to Algate House between around 1970 and around 1980. The information on the files includes an admission form which records personal and family details (i.e. name, date of birth, parents' details, etc.). The files may also, but not necessarily, contain copies of Children's Court orders and court reports, correspondence to and from the Department of Youth and Community Services, school reports, social worker reports, medical reports, case notes, interview notes and case plan recommendations.
Former residents and clients can access information about themselves after providing proof of identity. Access to information may be given to a third party providing they have written permission from the person to whom the information relates, can prove a connection with that person, or show evidence that the person is deceased. All other applications for access will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Access to information about adoptions is subject to the provisions of the NSW Adoption Act 2000.
Quantity: 2 cartons
Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Melissa Downing
Created: 10 August 2011, Last modified: 28 January 2015
Last updated: 4 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nsw/biogs/NE00683b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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