Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 51951

Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of providers that have allowed carers of young people without capacity to access Child Trust Funds up to £5,000 without legal authority.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Providers of Child Trust Funds are financial organisations who are independent of government.As a result, my Department does not hold information on volumes of matured, unclaimed Child Trust Funds belonging to people who lack capacity, or information on t...

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