Question follow-through · 119091
Probate
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (i) requiring administrators and executors of estates to file a copy of the estate accounts with the Probate Registry and (ii) creating a central regis
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (i) requiring administrators and executors of estates to file a copy of the estate accounts with the Probate Registry and (ii) creating a central regis
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2026
Answer published
Personal representatives (the umbrella term for anyone legally responsible for administering a deceased person’s estate) have a statutory duty to administer the estate lawfully. They must act in beneficiaries’ best interests and keep clear, separate estat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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