Probate
(asked on 11th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help reduce the processing time for probate applications.
This question was answered on 18th May 2023
Despite record level of receipts in 2022 the average length of time taken for a grant of probate following receipt of the documents required has been maintained at between 5 and 8 weeks.
HMCTS has increased resources to meet the higher demand following an increased number of estates requiring probate and is further increasing resourcing to further bring down overall timeliness on digital and paper applications.