Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Create a Government register for holding wills
Closed
64 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should create a central registry for all wills to be stored at to aide the locating of a will following a death.
At present there are too many cases where wills cannot be found, or go missing. A central Government register should help prevent this.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
64
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
23 Apr 2021
Closed
23 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.