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Commons · Question 2950 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of death notifications across Government systems.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 1 Jun 2026

Tell Us Once is a cross government voluntary death notification service, available in all local authorities within England, Scotland & Wales. The service allows recently bereaved citizens, at a very stressful time in their lives, to inform participati...

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