Question follow-through · 51206
Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the Court of Protection’s Deputyship application process for families of disabled children who lack capacity to access Child Trust Funds.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 9 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the Court of Protection’s Deputyship application process for families of disabled children who lack capacity to access Child Trust Funds.
13 May 2025
Target answer date
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19 May 2025
Answer published
No such assessment has been undertaken. In many cases, no fee is payable for a court order to access a Child Trust Fund where this is the sole asset.Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, legal authority is required to m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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