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Probate

Commons · Question 98245 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to improve the timeliness of probate claims.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 16 Dec 2025

HM Courts & Tribunals Service have invested in more staff, alongside system and process improvements to reduce and maintain lower processing times during the last year.The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness in our regular...