Images of adopted child

[EmbarrassingMama]

Hi there. Just looking for some advice please.

Is it always problematic for photos of an adopted child to be featured publicly (on a public website, not social media related) if the publication of the photo could be identifying to the child's new location?

I personally think so in my case, for example I wouldn’t want my child’s photo on a school/nursery picture in the public domain. But not all biological families are problematic...

Thank you that's very useful. I've spotted a friend's child in an identifying situation which made me nervous, but didn't know if I'd look nosy or meddling to bring it up. I will tell the family in case they are not aware.

I think it depends on a whole range of factors

what the real risk is from birth family
how likely are the birth family to see the photo - so say your child is originally from Plymouth and you live in Newcastle, the birth family have no idea where you live, or of course your surname - how likely are they really to see it
if the child is named
if you adopted a 2 year old and they are now 10 and completely unrecognizable.
Personally I relaxed over this as my son got older - I was happy for his photo to be on the school website, none of the children were named. I was also ok with his photo on a few other things as long as his name didnt appear - he has a very distinctive African name.
So no I don’t think its always a problem - depends on the specific circumstances of the child

Not always, no, but it's best for the parents to know where the images are, in case. You're being kind giving them a heads up, I would appreciate it. If they're funny about it, that's on them, you're just being extra cautious, which in the context of safeguarding children, is good! But they may say "thank you, but we're fine with photos, there's no risk." And that's ok, too.

@EmbarrassingMama

They may be aware, but I wouldnt mind if you just said did you know X’s photo is on this website ?

Thanks for the sanity check everyone. We spoke and she was glad I raised it. I had worried it would seem ‘othering’ but she understood is was a safeguarding issue and was glad that we had the chat. Appreciate the comments.