Written Question·Treasury·UIN 71597

Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was for an IHT30 certificate to be issued in the latest period for which data is available; and how many cases were waiting for an IHT30 certificate to be issued on 1 August 2025.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
HMRC do not measure the average time taken for an IHT30 certificate to be issued. HMRC have a service standard to process 80% of IHT30 certificates within 15 working days. HMRC have prioritised the processing of IHT400 forms to minimise any delays for cus...

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