Probate
Commons · Question 89218 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards exist for beneficiaries when executors are (a) incapable of fulfilling their duties and (b) abusing their position.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 18 Nov 2025
A wide range of safeguards are available in legislation to hold executors accountable for the performance of their duties in administering the estate of a deceased person. Protections for beneficiaries if executors are incapable of fulfilling their duties...