previously obtained by the agency may not be up to date. To overcome this, the applicant may wish to register their own wishes on the Adoption Contact Register. 11.49. The agency may also use information from an entry on the Adoption Contact Register to help inform its discretion as to whether or not to disclose protected information about the individual to whom the entry relates. Where the agency cannot trace an individual to seek their views as to the disclosure of information, but that person has registered a wish for contact with the applicant on the Adoption Contact Register, the agency may determine to disclose the protected information to the applicant if it considers it safe and appropriate to do so. Similarly, the agency may determine not to disclose the information where the person has registered a wish for no contact with the applicant on the Adoption Contact Register. 11.50. Where the agency has been able to trace the subject the agency must ensure that those views are recorded in writing and retained by the agency on the adoption case record. The recording of the subject’s views by the agency should make it clear, as far as possible, whether the subject has indicated their agreement or objection to the disclosure of protected information about themselves. 218 11.51. In determining if it is appropriate to disclose the information, the agency must consider:  the welfare of the adopted person;  the views of any person to whom the information relates; and  all the other circumstances of the case. 11.52. The agency’s decision-maker therefore has the discretion to determine whether it will disclose or withhold protected information on the grounds that it was in the interests of the adopted person’s welfare, contrary to the views expressed by the person the inf