A Bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
28 April 2022
This Lords bill would create a new 'certificate of loss' for mothers when a pregnancy ends in miscarriage or stillbirth where the baby would not be registered under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. It would also set up a central database to archive these certificates and to record basic information about the miscarriage or stillbirth, along with related purposes.
The bill has had its first reading in the Lords and will progress to subsequent stages in due course as it moves through Parliament.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 1 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
