Written questions

Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

Commons · Question 51951 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of providers that have allowed carers of young people without capacity to access Child Trust Funds up to £5,000 without legal authority.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 19 May 2025

Providers of Child Trust Funds are financial organisations who are independent of government.As a result, my Department does not hold information on volumes of matured, unclaimed Child Trust Funds belonging to people who lack capacity, or information on t...