Question follow-through · 16410
Intestacy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing time limits for making a claim on the estate of someone who has died intestate.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing time limits for making a claim on the estate of someone who has died intestate.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2026
Answer published
There is no maximum time limit during which personal representatives must apply for a grant to administer an estate, or to distribute an estate after probate has been granted. The existing legal framework offers flexibility, accepting that the probate pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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