{
 "_meta": {
  "description": "Claim → source → verification ledger for factual statements used across clearlegacy.co.uk (audit brief P5). Full narrative register in ops docs.",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-27"
 },
 "claims": [
  {
   "claim": "Single Will £69, Mirror Wills £99, usually delivered within 24 hours",
   "source": "first-party product",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-08",
   "review_due": "rolling",
   "pages_using_claim": "sitewide"
  },
  {
   "claim": "70+ UK families served (published social proof)",
   "source": "First-party Stripe export, 8 September 2026: 70 orders, 98 Wills (matches ni-docs/data/claims-register.json). Families and Wills are different counts — a Mirror Will is two Wills for one family. History: 44 orders at 1 Aug 2026 published as 40+; moved to 100+ on 21 Aug (conflated Wills with families); corrected to 70+ families / 90+ Wills on 13-14 Sep 2026. Re-export before raising either figure.",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-14",
   "review_due": "2026-09-30",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "homepage"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Review process = structured automated review on every Will + founder personal approval of any Will the review flags (flag-free Wills auto-issue on a 24-hour backstop); no solicitor or human professional review",
   "source": "first-party process; review-process page; worker REVIEW_BEFORE_ISSUE binding",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-08",
   "review_due": "rolling",
   "pages_using_claim": "sitewide"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Wills Act 1837 s.9 execution requirements (writing, signature, two witnesses present)",
   "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4and1Vict/7/26/section/9",
   "verified_date": "2026-05-31",
   "review_due": "2027-05-31",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "what-is-the-wills-act-1837",
    "guides/how-to-write-a-will",
    "many"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Marriage revokes a Will unless made in contemplation of marriage (s.18 Wills Act 1837)",
   "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
   "verified_date": "2026-05-31",
   "review_due": "2027-05-31",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "guides/how-to-write-a-will",
    "guides/second-marriage-will"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Gift to attesting witness (or spouse) void — s.15 Wills Act 1837",
   "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
   "verified_date": "2026-05-31",
   "review_due": "2027-05-31",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "guides/how-to-write-a-will",
    "are-online-wills-safe-uk"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Probate application fee £526 (England & Wales, estates over £5,000; effective 13 July 2026)",
   "source": "GOV.UK court and tribunal fees update, July 2026",
   "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/court-and-tribunal-fees-updates-from-july-2026",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-27",
   "review_due": "2027-07-01",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "tools/probate-calculator",
    "guides/probate-costs"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "IHT nil-rate band £325,000",
   "source": "GOV.UK/HMRC",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-15",
   "review_due": "2027-04-06",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "guides/nil-rate-band",
    "what-is-inheritance-tax",
    "IHT calculator"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Intestacy: surviving spouse statutory legacy £322,000",
   "source": "HMRC IHTM12122 / Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Fixed Net Sum) Order 2023 — £322,000 unchanged for 2026/27",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-27",
   "review_due": "2027-04-06",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "guides/intestacy-rules-uk",
    "what-is-intestacy"
   ],
   "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm12122"
  },
  {
   "claim": "Typical high-street solicitor: £150–£400 single Will",
   "source": "No Law Society price survey exists — attribution REMOVED sitewide 27 Aug 2026; range £150–£400 consistent with published market compilations",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-27",
   "review_due": "2027-02-01",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "cheap-will-uk",
    "guides/will-cost",
    "many comparison pages"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Free will schemes: Will Aid (November), Free Wills Month (Mar/Oct, 55+), National Free Wills Network",
   "source": "willaid.org.uk / freewillsmonth.org.uk",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-04",
   "review_due": "2026-10-01",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "cheap-will-uk"
   ]
  },
  {
   "claim": "Hiscox professional indemnity + £2m public liability",
   "source": "first-party policy — confirmed by founder 27 Aug 2026",
   "verified_date": "2026-08-27",
   "review_due": "at policy renewal — log renewal date when known",
   "pages_using_claim": [
    "homepage",
    "wills",
    "pricing",
    "footer"
   ]
  }
 ]
}