United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 185472
Probate: Standards
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17 May 2023
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22 May 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the target for the maximum time within which responses should be made to Probate applications was changed from eight to 16 weeks; and how many applications have been outstanding for more than 16 w
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17 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the target for the maximum time within which responses should be made to Probate applications was changed from eight to 16 weeks; and how many applications have been outstanding for more than 16 w
Source: Commons
22 May 2023
Answer
The service standard for a grant of probate has not been increased to 16 weeks but our messaging to applicants has changed to reflect the longer waiting times that a minority of cases can wait for their grant.For case received in December 2022, the averag...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-17/185472
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1628480
- uk · wq-1628480 · source updated 22 May 2023