Probate Service: Telephone Services

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review charges levied on phone calls to the probate service.


Answered by
Alex Davies-Jones Portrait
Alex Davies-Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 8th September 2026

Calls to HMCTS telephone numbers are already included in the vast majority of home and mobile phone plans. Once someone has got through to an adviser, we also offer a call-back service for those who would otherwise have difficulty paying for the call.

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