Child Trust Fund
Commons · Question 28782 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to allow release of Child Trust Funds to family members where those funds are inaccessible to disabled children unable to manage their finances.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 12 Feb 2025
Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, the law requires parents or a guardian to have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf about financial assets or property. This includes in relation to accessing funds hel...