On 9 November 2026, new rules came into force on how births and deaths registers are kept and maintained in England and Wales. They are the latest stage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which the Government is bringing into force step by step. If you instruct a tracing agent or a process server, these registers matter more than you might think. What has changed? On 4 November the Home Office made the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2026