Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 98977

Court of Protection

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

ConservativeRunnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve timescales for cases in the Court of Protection.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
HMCTS is working to increase overall system capacity to reduce processing times. Measures taken include a targeted action plan to allocate additional administrative resources in response to higher demand, as well as training and upskilling new staff. Addi...

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