Probate Service: Standards
Commons · Question 3518 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency and communication in the probate service; and whether the Government plans to increase staffing in specialist probate teams to reduce delays in straight
Answer
Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 1 Jun 2026
The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness and open caseload in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.HMCTS publishes recent management information (which does not go through t...