Question follow-through · 122546
Court of Protection: Vulnerable Adults
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the average costs incurred by individuals subject to professional deputyship orders in the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the average costs incurred by individuals subject to professional deputyship orders in the last five years.
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2026
Answer published
We do not hold data on the average costs incurred by individuals subject to professional deputy orders.The Court of Protection sets strict rules about what deputies can charge, which are governed by specific practice directions and rules. Practice Directi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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