Probate: Time Limits
Commons · Question 85549 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review regulations on time limits for executors of wills to apply for probate.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 3 Nov 2025
There are no plans to review the law on time limits for executors to apply for probate. The existing legal framework offers flexibility, accepting the probate process is a complex one undertaken at an emotional time for many personal representatives.There...