Intestacy
(asked on 25th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:
| Local Authorities | Hospital Trusts | Coroners | Other Organisations and Individuals |
2011-2012 | 850 | 167 | 7 | 731 |
2012-2013 | 848 | 151 | 2 | 659 |
2013-2014 | 827 | 155 | 2 | 980 |
2014-2015 | 684 | 79 | 7 | 4155 |
2015-2016 | 653 | 101 | 4 | 2372 |
2016-2017 | 568 | 89 | 2 | 984 |
2017-2018 | 909 | 108 | 1 | 1752 |
2018-to date | 438 | 61 | 0 | 1158 |
These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.
The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:
| Total Number of Referrals | Local Authorities | Hospital Trusts | Coroners | Other Organisations and Individuals |
2011-2012 | 1755 | 48.4% | 9.5% | 0.4% | 41.7% |
2012-2013 | 1660 | 51.1% | 9.1% | 0.1% | 39.7% |
2013-2014 | 1964 | 42.1% | 7.9% | 0.1% | 49.9% |
2014-2015 | 4925 | 13.9% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 84.4% |
2015-2016 | 3130 | 20.9% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 75.8% |
2016-2017 | 1643 | 34.6% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 59.9% |
2017-2018 | 2770 | 32.8% | 3.9% | 0.05% | 63.25% |
2018-to date | 1657 | 26.4% | 3.7% | 0% | 69.9% |