Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 94597

Child Trust Fund

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, without further legislation or guidance, what percentage of the 80,000 families affected by the Locked Child Trust Fund issue does the government expect to be able to access their funds within the next three year

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
It is a longstanding common law principle that an adult requires legal authority to manage property belonging to another adult. This principle has existed long before Child Trust Funds and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and is crucial when the individual in...

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