Finding a will beneficiary called Nicola. How do "THEY" do it?

[Kiltpin]

I am really struggling to believe that the police have some super secret archive to which the rest of us have no access. After all, it is reckoned that up to 25% of the drivers in this country have moved house more than once since passing their test, but have failed to inform Swansea.

Regards 

Chas

[AntonyMMM]

I am really struggling to believe that the police have some super secret archive to which the rest of us have no access. After all, it is reckoned that up to 25% of the drivers in this country have moved house more than once since passing their test, but have failed to inform Swansea.

Most people are either working, claiming benefits or receiving a pension so HMRC & DWP are pretty useful....

..and the full electoral roll.

[rosie99]

..and the full electoral roll.

That the likes of us don't have access to 

[louisa maud]

This is interesting and am marking it to see the outcome.

LM

[scotmum]

Is there not a 12 year limitation period regarding the beneficiary?

[AntonyMMM]

..and the full electoral roll.

That the likes of us don't have access to 

Yes you do...it is publicly available (but not online) ..... usually at the relevant council office.

[Marmalady]

..and the full electoral roll.

That the likes of us don't have access to 

Yes you do...it is publicly available (but not online) ..... usually at the relevant council office.

But when filling in the form, you can tick for your name not to be included on a publically-available list

[rosie99]

If I remember there are questions you have to answer when viewing an ER at the council offices and you are only allowed to view that one record under supervision.

Those of us who have opted out will show on the full register but it is not freely available to view and is not 'sold on'

[MollyC]

I believe in the current year you only have access to the electoral register to check your own entry, and after that it is available, but a 12 year rule may have been introduced.  Everything changed about 2000 largely because local authorities had been selling the full data to commercial companies, and somebody, quite rightly, complained.  Unfortunately the result was that photocopying etc. was banned for about 75 years and whereas they used to be available in libraries and post offices, that came to an end.  Archives still collect them, as being records of their own local authority.