The sharing of marriage and civil partnership registration information between the Registrar General and Department for Work and Pensions

Purpose
To verify the date of marriage or civil partnership; provided to DWP by the person applying for bereavement support payments
Information sharing benefits
To benefit customers reducing the need for paper documents.
Disclosed information
Marriage/Civil Partnerships: Date of marriage/ civil partnership Place of Marriage/civil partnership Surname and Forename(s) of couple Address(s) of couple Registration district/sub district Administrative area.
Information sharing method
Electronic Verification
Contact
FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION-REQUEST@DWP.GOV.UK
Start date
2023-02-14
End date
2023-08-13
Review date
Retention period
P0D
Isa status
Complete
Id
281
Notes
no change
Updated
06 November 2024

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