rincipally for this reason that “identifying information” in this regulation is defined as information, which, whether taken on its own or together with other information possessed by the applicant, enables the subject to be identified or traced. Where the applicant is a birth relative it will usually be the former, i.e. the information which reveals the current identity of the adopted person. 10.47. Where the applicant is an adopted adult, they may have undertaken their own research that enabled them to establish the current identity and/or the whereabouts of the person with whom they are seeking contact. They may subsequently apply to an intermediary agency to make the initial approach to that person. The requirement to obtain the subject’s consent will not therefore apply to any identifying information already held by the applicant. However, where the intermediary agency obtains any identifying information about the subject over and above that which is already held by the applicant, and which is not otherwise publicly available to the applicant, it is required to obtain the consent of the subject to the disclosure of that information. Where consent is not given, the intermediary agency will need to make it clear to the subject that the applicant already holds sufficient information to enable them to make a direct approach and may choose to do so even if the subject has indicated a wish for no contact with them. Veto by an adopted person: ISR 8 10.48. Where an adopted adult has no wish for contact with birth relatives, the main repository for formally registering such a wish will continue to be the Adoption Contact Register maintained by the Registrar General. Section 80 of the Act enhanced the role of the Adoption Contact Register so that an adopted adult or a birth 