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Title: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: dicko99 on Thursday 18 January 24 12:01 GMT (UK)

Please sign this petition to oppose this terrible idea.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654081

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 18 January 24 12:05 GMT (UK)

Added mine - counter is now 7191 so a long way to go to 100,000

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 18 January 24 12:07 GMT (UK)

And mine - 7193

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: JenB on Thursday 18 January 24 12:21 GMT (UK)

Just adding a link to another ongoing thread on the same topic
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=878850.msg7510103#msg7510103

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: dowdstree on Thursday 18 January 24 12:26 GMT (UK)

Just signed the petition.

Number now 7205

Dorrie

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: coombs on Thursday 18 January 24 12:29 GMT (UK)

Signed as well. Lets hope we are not on a hiding to nothing here.

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: teragram31510 on Thursday 18 January 24 13:07 GMT (UK)

Signed - 7217

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Wred on Thursday 18 January 24 13:20 GMT (UK)

Signeed 7223

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Watson on Thursday 18 January 24 14:44 GMT (UK)

Signed

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 18 January 24 15:47 GMT (UK)

And OH - 7249

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Talacharn on Thursday 18 January 24 16:29 GMT (UK)

Me too 7292

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Iain... on Thursday 18 January 24 17:04 GMT (UK)

7271....  This is obviously an MP or someone who knows about an existing will (perhaps hidden with an unknown number of copies) that could put them out of business or a home.   
Many years ago, the BBC had a program that used old wills to find the rightful owner.  Lol..., remember one elderly lady suddenly inherited the equivalent of a tennis court, bang in the middle of Paris.   :)

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: MollyC on Thursday 18 January 24 19:34 GMT (UK)

7299

May I suggest you re-post this with title "Please sign this petition..." which may cause a few more people to look, out of curiosity.  If every Rootschatterer responded... 

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Bee on Thursday 18 January 24 22:51 GMT (UK)

7330

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: BumbleB on Wednesday 24 January 24 11:33 GMT (UK)

To keep this thread going -

24 January 2024 - total petitioners now equals 9,364 - getting there  :)

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: jess5athome on Wednesday 24 January 24 12:52 GMT (UK)

Signed.............. ( 9428 )

Frank.

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: BumbleB on Wednesday 24 January 24 17:36 GMT (UK)

9715  :) :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Caw1 on Wednesday 24 January 24 17:59 GMT (UK)

Signed this via an email from the author Nathan Dylan Goodwin, now up to 9,729..

Caroline

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 25 January 24 15:57 GMT (UK)

Just had another look - 10,209  :) :)

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: omega 1 on Thursday 25 January 24 17:50 GMT (UK)

Just added mine  :)

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Andy J2022 on Thursday 25 January 24 18:15 GMT (UK)

May I gently remind members who are particularly troubled by this proposal that signing the petition is only one way of expressing your disapproval. You can also respond to the Ministry of Justice Consultation (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/storage-and-retention-of-original-will-documents) and of course you can tell your local MP what you think of it. Since it's an election year, I suspect MPs will be more likely to take their constituents' concerns more seriously.

Title: Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
Post by: Bookbox on Thursday 25 January 24 19:06 GMT (UK)

Please note that anyone, anywhere in the world and of any nationality, can respond to the Consultation (unlike the Petition, which is for British citizens and UK residents only).

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/storage-and-retention-of-original-will-documents