Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 72890

Inheritance Tax: Fraud

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Connor Naismith

Labour — Crewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help prevent inheritance fraud.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The legal framework in England and Wales provides a wide range of measures to help protect the public from inheritance fraud, with longstanding legal requirements to be satisfied before a will is executed so it is valid in law. There are a range of legal ...

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