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tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
max ddp modified	2022-07-21T17:16:04.111Z
min answer › question first answered	2017-07-19T15:09:17.28Z
ddp modified	2020-06-10T18:39:59.760Z

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tabling member constituency

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uin

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is ministerial correction

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answering member constituency

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1202420

registered interest

date

10/06/2020

answering body

Attorney General

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Attorney General

answering dept sort name

Attorney General

hansard heading

Intestacy

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Attorney General, if she will make it her policy to strengthen the guidance issued by the Government Legal Department to local authorities on handling the estates of people who have died without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will to ensure that they refer all eligible estates as soon as possible after death to the Bona Vacantia Division and do not pass the details directly to a single heir hunting firm.

tabling member constituency

Bath

tabling member printed

Wera Hobhouse

uin

58046

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

24/06/2020

answer text

The Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department (GLD) handles the estates of people who die without known entitled relatives, and without leaving a will. There is no statutory obligation to refer estates to GLD. However, GLD publishes guidance on the matter. In addition, local authorities can and do seek advice from GLD about the referral of specific cases. GLD does not provide advice to local authorities on the use of heir hunters.

answering member constituency

Northampton North

answering member printed

Michael Ellis

question first answered

24/06/2020 16:23:59

answering member

4116

label	Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis

tabling member

4602

label	Biography information for Wera Hobhouse