Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 61394

Probate: Documents

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of documents lost by the Probate Registry in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) retains complaint data concerning lost documentation for a period of five years. HMCTS conducts regular meetings with our bulk scanning provider to review occurrences of lost documents and is committed to continuall...

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