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Succession

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to strengthen or update legal rights of the deceased.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to strengthen or update legal rights of the deceased.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is currently reviewing the law in two respects which will strengthen and update the rights of deceased persons (and assist their families and beneficiaries).The first is in relation to responding to the Law Commission’s comprehensive report...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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