PE2076 : Require original wills made outside of Scotland to be accepted into safe custody, by Registers of Scotland or other safe custody providers, without prior mailing around
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation to require that custody providers accept original wills from the outset, removing their power first to require an opinion on the validity of the will from a lawyer in the jurisdiction of origin.
Petitioner: Maurice Frank
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 20 December 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (162KB, pdf) posted 25 January 2024
Written Submissions
PE2076/A: Scottish Government submission of 22 January 2024 (63KB, pdf) posted 24 January 2024