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Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the service provided by the (a) probate service and (b) probate service contractors.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
4 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the service provided by the (a) probate service and (b) probate service contractors.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show that despite continued high levels of receipts, the effectiveness of the service being provided continues to improve. Average waiting times are reducing and was 6 weeks, from receipt of the doc...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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