Justice Committee - Twelfth Report
Presumption of Death

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 February 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The current law

3 Is there a problem with the law on presumption of death?

4 Practical problems arising from the current system

Accepting legal paperwork

Resolving immediate financial issues

Obtaining information about a missing person's affairs

Costs

5 Solutions to the lack of clarity around presumption of death

Non-legislative solutions

Guidance for industry and institutions

Guidance for families

Guidance on section 15 of the Coroners Act

Legislative solutions

A Presumption of Death Act?

Legislating for guardianship

6 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and written evidence

22 November 2011

29 November 2011

Written evidence

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Prepared 22 February 2012