Probate: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of probate cases.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones
The Ministry of Justice publish regular data on probate timeliness and open caseload in our quarterly family court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has invested in more staff in 2026, alongside system, process improvements and a programme of upskilling to improve the processing time for applications and maintain the low level of outstanding caseload.
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