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Question follow-through · 102094

Legal Profession: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether changes have been made to legal services regulation since the collapse of McClure Solicitors to ensure that widespread consumer detriment is identified and addressed at an earlier stage.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether changes have been made to legal services regulation since the collapse of McClure Solicitors to ensure that widespread consumer detriment is identified and addressed at an earlier stage.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the financial loss, distress and uncertainty experienced by former clients affected by the collapse of WW&J McClure Ltd (McClure), particularly in relation to family protection trusts and wider estate planning arrangements.Th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the number of former clients affected by the collapse of McClure Solicitors.

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Ministry of Justice: Databases

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Ministry of Justice: Databases

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