#SaveOurWills – Holt's Family History Research

Wills Petition Response

The Ministry of Justice responded to the Petition to #SaveOurWills on 1st March 2024. The response contains inaccuracies, which are outlined here in an email sent to the Petitions Committee, which is made up of 11 MPs.

Response to the Ministry of Justice’s Consultation

On 15th December 2023 the Ministry of Justice published a consultation on the storage and retention of original will documents. On the same day a press release appeared online, as well as a video on the MoJ’s social media accounts. This post contains my response to the MoJ’s consultation.

#SaveOurWills Flyer

Here you’ll find a flyer to print and share with others at archives, libraries, heritage sites, etc., to help raise awareness of the Ministry of Justice’s proposals to destroy original wills after digitisation.

Justice for Wills and Probate Documents:

On 15th December 2023, the Ministry of Justice published a consultation, proposing to destroy original wills and probate documents following digitisation and after 25 years. This post includes some of my comments and experiences and tells you what you can do to help #SaveOurWills!