Sir Peter Boshier And The OIAThe former chief ombudsman Sir Peter Boshier says it is your right to get official information from the government – so why is it so hard? Other than by a court order, an adopted person’s birth records can be accessed only when the adopted person, their adoptive parents, and their biological parents are all confirmed dead. The single alternative threshold is 120 years from the adopted person’s birth. While the 1985 Adult Adoption Information Act was touted as the answer to this dilemma, it was, in effect, legal gaslighting (1). Sir Peter Boshier correctly describes non-compliance with the OIA as wrong.