The report of the City Solicitor and the Deputy Chief Executive and City Treasurer is enclosed.

That Manchester City Council enter into an agreement with the DWP to implement the Tell Us Once initiative in the city.

A report from the City Solicitor and the Deputy Chief Executive and City Treasurer explained that ‘Tell Us Once’ is a service which is offered by local authorities on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The service allows the person who is registering a death the opportunity, in one interaction with the Council, to inform over 30 relevant central and local government services of a death. That saves them from having to write or telephone or visit each service individually. The Tell Us Once service is free to use and can save bereaved residents a great deal of time and effort.

The report explained how the service benefits the person who is registering a death and the Council, and also the steps the Council would need to take to make the services available in Manchester. The implementation would involve the Council entering into a Service Level Agreement with the DWP. The proposals was supported.

Decision

That Manchester City Council enter into an agreement with the DWP to implement the Tell Us Once initiative in the city.