source/death-bereavement-estate.v1.yaml

register_version: source-register.v1
slice_id: death-bereavement-estate
status: linked_references_registered
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
acquisition:
  mode: linked_reference_only
  snapshots_acquired: false
  broad_acquisition: false
  checksum_policy: not_applicable_without_snapshot
  rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded

sources:
  - id: govuk-register-a-death
    owner: Government Digital Service
    authority_role: uk_death_registration_locator
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/register-a-death
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_service_locator
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: routes a user to the applicable UK or overseas registration service
    exclusions: does not itself establish identical registration rules across the UK
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-tell-us-once
    owner: Government Digital Service
    authority_role: tell_us_once_service_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/organisations-you-need-to-contact-and-tell-us-once
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_service_guidance
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Tell Us Once availability for a person living in England, Scotland or Wales and its covered-government boundary
    exclusions: unavailable where the person lived in Northern Ireland or permanently abroad; private organisations remain outside the service
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-arrange-funeral
    owner: Government Digital Service
    authority_role: england_wales_funeral_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/arrange-the-funeral
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: funeral sequencing, private funeral-director dependency and payment boundary in England and Wales
    exclusions: not a provider recommendation; Scotland and Northern Ireland differences remain independently sourced
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-applying-for-probate
    owner: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    authority_role: england_wales_probate_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/applying-for-probate
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_service_guidance
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: England and Wales probate need, application, will and no-will branches
    exclusions: different rules apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland; no case-specific legal decision
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-value-estate
    owner: HM Revenue and Customs
    authority_role: estate_valuation_and_inheritance_tax_reporting_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/valuing-estate-of-someone-who-died
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: estate valuation and reporting steps used before probate, confirmation or Northern Ireland probate
    exclusions: values, reliefs, liability and reporting detail remain case-specific
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-probate-estate
    owner: HM Revenue and Customs
    authority_role: personal_representative_estate_administration_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/probate-estate
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: assets, debts, tax and administration-period responsibilities of a personal representative
    exclusions: no decision about a real estate, beneficiary, debt priority or professional need
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-inheritance-tax
    owner: HM Revenue and Customs
    authority_role: inheritance_tax_guidance
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: current Inheritance Tax overview and routes to detailed reporting guidance
    exclusions: no tax calculation, threshold assumption or liability decision in this bundle
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govuk-correcting-death-registration
    owner: General Register Office
    authority_role: england_wales_death_registration_correction
    resource: https://www.gov.uk/correcting-a-death-registration
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: correction boundary and application route for an England or Wales death entry
    exclusions: not a route for changing a correctly recorded fact or a Scottish or Northern Ireland registration
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nrs-registering-a-death
    owner: National Records of Scotland
    authority_role: scotland_death_registration_guidance
    resource: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/registering-a-death
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Scottish registration time, informant, MCCD, output and Tell Us Once handoff
    exclusions: delay and investigation exceptions remain with the registrar and Procurator Fiscal route
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: copfs-death-investigation
    owner: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
    authority_role: scotland_death_investigation_guidance
    resource: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/services/bereavement-support/guide-for-bereaved-family-members/deaths-investigation-video-script/
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: bereaved-family explanation of the Scottish sudden, suspicious, unexpected or unexplained death-investigation boundary
    exclusions: no prediction of whether or how an individual death will be investigated
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: govscot-after-a-death
    owner: Scottish Government
    authority_role: scotland_bereavement_and_succession_guidance_collection
    resource: https://www.gov.scot/collections/what-to-do-after-a-death-in-scotland/
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: dated_guidance_collection
    update_cadence: check_for_current_replacement_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Scottish funeral, executor, succession and inheritance context
    exclusions: collection includes dated guidance; current service and court pages take priority
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: scotcourts-confirmation
    owner: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
    authority_role: scotland_confirmation_guidance
    resource: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland/guide-to-dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_court_guidance
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: confirmation, executor authority, inventory and will or no-will branches in Scotland
    exclusions: no legal advice; large, intestate, disputed and cross-border estates require the current court or professional route
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-registering-a-death
    owner: General Register Office for Northern Ireland
    authority_role: northern_ireland_death_registration_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/registering-death-district-registrar
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Northern Ireland registration time, informant, MCCD, certificates and coroner exception
    exclusions: no Tell Us Once claim and no route outside Northern Ireland
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-coroners
    owner: Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
    authority_role: northern_ireland_coroner_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coroners-post-mortems-and-inquests
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Northern Ireland coroner referral, investigation and registration-output boundary
    exclusions: no prediction of an investigation, post-mortem or inquest in an individual case
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-who-to-tell
    owner: Northern Ireland Executive
    authority_role: northern_ireland_manual_death_notification_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/who-tell-about-death
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: public and private bodies that may require separate notification in Northern Ireland
    exclusions: each body's current evidence, account and notification conditions remain controlling
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-bereavement-service
    owner: Department for Communities Northern Ireland
    authority_role: northern_ireland_benefit_death_notification_service
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/bereavement-service-reporting-death
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_service_guidance
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: reporting a death to the Northern Ireland Department for Communities benefit offices
    exclusions: not Tell Us Once and not notification of every public or private body
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-arranging-funeral
    owner: Northern Ireland Executive
    authority_role: northern_ireland_funeral_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/arranging-funeral
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Northern Ireland registration, funeral-provider, payment and probate dependencies
    exclusions: not a provider recommendation and no entitlement or funding decision
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-apply-probate
    owner: Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
    authority_role: northern_ireland_probate_service
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/apply-probate
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_service_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Northern Ireland grant-of-representation application and required evidence
    exclusions: individual authority, application validity and outcome remain with the Probate Office
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-no-will
    owner: Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
    authority_role: northern_ireland_intestacy_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/what-do-if-there-no-will
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: Northern Ireland letters-of-administration and no-will branch
    exclusions: no inheritance, entitlement or family-provision decision for a real estate
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
  - id: nidirect-debt-after-death
    owner: Northern Ireland Executive
    authority_role: northern_ireland_estate_debt_guidance
    resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/debt-when-someone-dies
    access_method: public_html
    version_model: live_guidance_page
    update_cadence: check_before_each_use
    rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
    coverage: estate, executor or administrator, debt and private-account boundaries in Northern Ireland
    exclusions: no insolvency, liability, priority or distribution decision for a real estate
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot