Written Question·Home Office·UIN 120405

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Imran Hussain

LabourBradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of temporary Covid-era provisions that allowed for more flexible and timely death registration on bereaved families.

Answer

Mike Tapp
No assessment has been made. Since the repeal of the Coronavirus Act easements, Death Certification Reform provisions came into force on 9 September 2024 which introduced more effective processes for death certification and registration, alongside a stren...

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