VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity

Asked by James WildConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51949

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds that are unclaimed belong to people who lack capacity.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Providers of Child Trust Funds are financial organisations who are independent of government.

As a result, my Department does not hold information on volumes of matured, unclaimed Child Trust Funds belonging to people who lack capacity, or information on the number of providers who have allowed carers of young people without capacity to access Child Trust Funds up to £5,000 without legal authority.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim