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<p>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.</p><p>The imposition of a legal requirement to register wills
may have a deterrent effect in terms of people making wills and lead to an increase
in invalidated wills and contentious probate cases. The Law Commission analysed this
issue in their 2017 consultation paper on the law of wills, and concluded that ‘the
disadvantages of such a system would far outweigh its benefits’.</p><p>The Government
has no plans to reform this area of law at present.</p>
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