The sharing of death registration information between the Registrar General and HMRC

Purpose
To enable HMRC to verify dates of death in relation to benefit claims without applicants needing to supply paper documents
Information sharing benefits
There will be a benefit to customers by speeding up the process of assessing benefit entitlement and reduce the need for paper documents to be sent by post.
Disclosed information
System number; Surname; Forename(s); Date of Birth; Sex; Address; Date of Death; Registration sub district/district; Administrative area; Date of registration
Information sharing method
Electronic Verification
Contact
customerprocessingbusinessimprovement@hmrc.gov.uk
Start date
2019-08-22
End date
2019-11-10
Review date
Retention period
P0D
Isa status
Complete
Id
51
Notes
no change
Updated
06 November 2024

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