Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 73050

Probate: Standards

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of probate office closures on application processing times.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice publishes average waiting times for processing grants of probate here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly.HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) currently advises applicants to expect pro...

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