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Commons · Question 3520 · 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, whether her Department plans to increase staffing in specialist probate teams to reduce waiting times.

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...