HL Deb 15 October 1996 vol 574 cc196-7WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the government departments which are automatically notified, and within what time scale, on the registration of death of any person in the United Kingdom.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

In the case of England and Wales, registrars of births and deaths notify the Office for National Statistics (which includes the National Health Service Central Register) of all deaths registered in England and Wales at the end of the week in which they were registered.

Registrars also notify the deaths of pensioners receiving an allowance from government funds to the following departments or agencies immediately following registration:

  • Ministry of Defence
  • PAYMASTER
  • Teachers' Pensions Agency
  • Scottish Office
  • Overseas Development Administration
  • Treasury

The Office for National Statistics notifies all deaths which have occurred in England and Wales to the Department of Social Security weekly.

In the case of Scotland, registrars in Scotland send notifications of deaths to the following departments after registration:

  • Department of Social Security—weekly
  • Health and Safety Executive—quarterly
  • Ministry of Defence
  • PAYMASTER
  • Scottish Office Pensions Agency
  • Treasury
  • Inland Revenue
  • Customs & Excise
  • Northern Ireland

Registrars notify all deaths weekly to the following departments:

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  • Northern Ireland Stats and Research Agency—General Register Office
  • The Chief Electoral Officer
  • Directors of Public Health for the Four Social Services Boards
  • Benefits Agency, DSS Longbenton
  • Central Services Agency

Registrars also notify the deaths of pensioners receiving an allowance from government funds to the following departments immediately following registration:

  • Department of Finance and Personnel
  • Department of Education Northern Ireland
  • Police Authority for Northern Ireland
  • PAYMASTER
  • Ministry of Defence
  • DHSS War Pensions
  • Treasury Accounts Branch
  • Metropolitan Police, Finance Department
  • Scottish Education Department

England and Wales
January 1995-May 1996
Total of Programme starts by TEC
Training for work Youth training Modern apprenticeships
Eastern Region
Bedfordshire 2,680 2,790 180
Central and South Cambs. 1,290 1.530 130
Essex 6,040 7,620 590
Greater Peterborough 2,210 2.350 160
Hertfordshire 2,490 4,640 230
Norfolk and Waveney 5,170 5,070 280
Suffolk 2,490 2,840 140
East Midlands Region
Greater Nottingham 4,620 4,960 240
South Derbyshire 3,210 3,230 510
Leicestershire 4,290 6,170 440
Lincolnshire 4,100 5,210 670
North Derbyshire 2,460 2,030 260
Northhamptonshire 1,820 4,150 480
North Nottinghamshire 4,070 4,730 330
North East Region
Co Durham 5,170 4,300 510
Northumberland 2,620 2,540 330
Teesside 7,150 5,690 510
Tyneside 7,560 7,520 830
Sunderland City 4,120 3,150 290
Yorkshire and Humberside Region
Barnsley and Doncaster 6,440 5,390 530
Bradford 3,100 3,620 310
Calderdale-Kirklees 4,070 3,990 430
Humberside 6,510 7,380 1,670
Leeds 4,380 3,380 310
Rotterham 3,020 2,830 330
Sheffield 4,780 3,910 620
Wakefield 3,120 2,980 130
North Yorkshire 3,130 3,730 240
North West Region
Bolton-Bury 2,720 3,300 590