Social Security Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 16th July 2012. 2 In these Regulations— “the 1987 Regulations ” means the Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987 ; “the notification service” means any service operated by the Secretary of State, or persons providing a service to the Secretary of State, by which— individuals may transmit information about deaths to the Secretary of State, and that information may be transmitted to other persons by the Secretary of State; “local authority” means— in respect of England and Wales, each of the following— a county council in England; a district council in England for an area without a county council; a London borough council; the Common Council of the City of London; the Council of the Isles of Scilly; a county or county borough council in Wales; in respect of Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 (constitution of councils) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 . Deaths in England and Wales 2 1 In respect of deaths occurring in England and Wales, the following persons shall furnish the Secretary of State with particulars of death in accordance with regulation 4. 2 The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are— a each registrar of births and deaths employed by a local authority which is facilitating the notification service, in relation to— i deaths registered by that registrar; and ii deaths for which that registrar has attested a declaration under section 23A(1) (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 in accordance with regulation 42A(2) (declaration and registration under section 23A of the Act) of the 1987 Regulations ; b the Registrar General for England and Wales. 3 Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply in the following circumstances. 4 The circumstances are— a where the registrar has received a certificate from a coroner under section 11(7) (proceedings at inquest) or 16(4) (adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings) of the Coroners Act 1988 ; b where— i the registrar is registering a death under regulation 42A(4) of the 1987 Regulations; and ii the declaration was attested by a registrar of a local authority which is facilitating the notification service; c where the registrar is employed by more than one local authority and is acting in relation to a death as an officer of a local authority that does not facilitate the notification service. Deaths in Scotland 3 In respect of deaths occurring in Scotland, the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland shall, in relation to deaths notified to him, furnish the Secretary of State with particulars of death in accordance with regulation 4. Particulars to be furnished 4 The particulars of death are those available at the time at which they are to be furnished and specified in— a Schedule 1, where the particulars are furnished by a registrar of births and deaths in England and Wales in the manner specified in regulation 5(2)(a); b Schedule 2, where the particulars are furnished by the Registrar General for England and Wales in the manner specified in regulation 5(2)(b); c Schedule 3, where the particulars are furnished by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland in the manner specified in regulation 5(2)(c); d Schedule 4, where the particulars are furnished by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland in the manner specified in regulation 5(2)(d). Manner in which and time at which particulars are to be furnished 5 1 The particulars shall be furnished to the Secretary of State in writing (which may include writing held in an electronic format). 2 The particulars shall be furnished to the Secretary of State— a where they are being furnished by a registrar of births and deaths in England and Wales, as soon as reasonably practicable after the death is registered or the declaration attested; b where they are being furnished by the Registrar General for England and Wales, within such period (beginning with the time at which the death is registered) as the Secretary of State may in his discretion specify; c where they are being furnished by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland, having been notified of a death registered in a local authority which is facilitating the notification service, as soon as reasonably practicable after the death is registered; d where they are being furnished by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland, in any case, within such period (beginning with the time at which the death is registered) as the Secretary of State may in his discretion specify. 3 Subject to paragraph (1), a registrar may exercise discretion in deciding the manner in which particulars are to be furnished. Revocation 6 The Social Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 1987 are revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Chris Grayling, Minister of State Department for Work and Pensions 19th June 2012 We concur Stephen Banyard Dave Hartnett Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 20th June 2012