Question follow-through · 1371
Probate: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reform the probate system.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reform the probate system.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2026
Answer published
A well-functioning probate system is essential to providing certainty for bereaved families and supporting the timely administration of estates.The Government is continuing to modernise the probate service to improve efficiency and accessibility. This inc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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