This bill allows mothers to obtain a voluntary certificate for miscarried or stillborn children ineligible for standard birth registration, and establishes a database to archive these certificates.
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.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Benjamin
Introduced: 2022-07-08