United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 72809
Wills: Registration
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13 July 2020
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17 July 2020 · Answer
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17 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making it a legal necessity to register wills similar to those requirements adopted by other countries.
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13 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making it a legal necessity to register wills similar to those requirements adopted by other countries.
Source: Commons
17 July 2020
Answer
There is no statutory requirement for will registration, but is it possible to deposit a will with HM Courts and Tribunals Service, and commercial will registration services are available.The imposition of a legal requirement to register wills may have a ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-13/72809
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1223922
- uk · wq-1223922 · source updated 17 July 2020