Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 May 2026. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Friday, 29 May 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Tell Us Once Programme

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Members of Parliament as persons to be notified under the the Tell Us Once service.

Answer: Tell Us Once is a cross government voluntary death notification service, available in all local authorities within England, Scotland & Wales. The service allows recently bereaved citizens, at a very stressful time in their lives, to inform participating government departments of a registered death. The choice of who is informed of the event of death is also dictated by citizen choice, thus providing the best possible experience with fairness, respect, compassion and dignity. Participating organisations request to join the TUO service voluntarily. Consideration is then undertaken collaboratively to ensure that the public sector organisation gains value to both them and the citizen, assessed on a case-by-case basis. TUO does not provide information to individuals.

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