ture carers of the child, they should be advised to make this clear as soon as possible, so that an assessment of their suitability can be carried out without delay. If they do not wish themselves to care for the child, but do wish to maintain contact, it is important that their wishes are recorded, and they are informed of their rights to request continuing contact, and to apply to the court if this is not agreed. 2.38. Where the parents wish to conceal from members of their family the fact of the child’s existence, or the fact that they are seeking their adoption, the agency will be faced with a conflict between the parents’ right to privacy and the child’s right to know, and perhaps the chance of being brought up by their extended family. Where the agency considers that it is likely to be in the child’s interests to be given this opportunity, it should encourage the parents to consider the matter from the point of view of the child. Generally, the courts have been reluctant to override a parent’s determination for the extended family not to be informed but as with fathers without parental responsibility, agencies should avoid giving parents any undertaking that the birth or the proposed adoption will be kept secret. Each case will have to be considered on its own facts. See the cases of Z County Council v R [2001] 1 FLR 365 and Re C (A child) v XYZ County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1206. Counselling fathers without parental responsibility 2.39. The difficulties faced by agencies in counselling fathers without parental responsibility for the child were underscored by the cases of Re H and Re G (Adoption: Consultation of Unmarried Fathers) [2001] 1FLR 646. In each case the 42 mother wished her baby to be adopted and did not want to disclose the identity of the father with