Question follow-through · 98977
Court of Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve timescales for cases in the Court of Protection.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Members: Correspondence · 19 May 2026
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve timescales for cases in the Court of Protection.
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2025
Answer published
HMCTS is working to increase overall system capacity to reduce processing times. Measures taken include a targeted action plan to allocate additional administrative resources in response to higher demand, as well as training and upskilling new staff. Addi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Members: Correspondence
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to respond to correspondence dated (a) 30 January 2026, (b) 30 March 2026 and (c) 7 May 2026 from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge regarding a constituent, ref BS39139, MoJ Ref: MC131442