Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will were referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each year since 2012.
The number of estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each financial year since 2012 is:
2012/13 | 1794 |
2013/14 | 2027 |
2014/15 | 1855 |
2015/16 | 1914 |
2016/17 | 1639 |
2017/18 | 1698 |
2018/19 | 1455* |
*to date