Why must the particulars of informants be shown on death certificates?
The writer says the particulars of informants, including their address and identity card number, could be revealed to anyone who has a copy of a death certificate.
Recently, my wife’s uncle died at his workplace and her father told the authorities about it.
When we received the death certificate, we were surprised to see the name, address and identity card number of my wife’s father on it.
Are these details necessary in a death certificate?
For Muslim deaths, for which burials are done on the same day, relatives and friends who come to pay their last respects may request a copy of the death certificate to apply for emergency leave from work.
In such a scenario, the informant’s particulars could be passed on to anyone who has a copy of the certificate.
Can the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, which runs the Registry of Births and Deaths, explain why a death certificate needs to reflect an informant’s particulars?
Why can’t the particulars be stored electronically during the registration of a death, without the need to reveal it in the certificate?
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