Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity
Commons · Question 29206 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to resolve the issue where Child Trust Funds are inaccessible to disabled children who have been assessed as lacking the mental capacity to manage their own 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...