A Bill to make provision about the collection of religious information of the deceased where the death has been registered; to make provision for religious data to be provided on a voluntary basis; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would set rules for collecting religious information about a person when their death is registered. It would allow such religious data to be provided on a voluntary basis rather than automatically collected, and it covers related purposes connected to death registration.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading stage in the Commons; if it progresses, it would move to the Committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Tuesday 29 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
