Question follow-through · 26672
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on average waiting times for appointments to register a death at register offices in England and Wales; and what assessment she has made of the impact of any dela
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on average waiting times for appointments to register a death at register offices in England and Wales; and what assessment she has made of the impact of any dela
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
Monitoring by the General Register Office for England and Wales shows good appointment availability to enable the registration of deaths within the 5-day statutory time period.While no formal assessment has been made on the impact of delays on bereaved fa...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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