Probate

Justice Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 22 Nov 2023 Closed: 30 May 2024 Parliament page
Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed. The Probate Registry has been experiencing significant delays. There … Read more
3 Oral sessions
3 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
21 May
2024
21 May
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
30 Apr
2024
30 Apr
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
12 Mar
2024
12 Mar
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
Helen Measures · HM Courts and Tribunals Service Mike Freer · Ministry of Justice
Ian Bond · the Law Society's Probate Professional User Group Mark Walley · the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Sophie Wales · the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Stephen Ward · the Council of Licensed Conveyancers
Alex McDowell · Remember A Charity Angela Morrison · Cancer Research UK Dave Hawes · Devon Air Ambulance Trust
Correspondence 3 letters
4 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 29 January 2025 relating to the Probate Inquiry
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24 May 2024 To committee Letter from Sir Robert Neill MP KC (Hon), Chair, Justice Committee to Mike Freer MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 23 May 2024, regarding the Probate Inquiry
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21 Mar 2024 To committee Letter from Sir Robert Neill KC, Chair, Justice Committee to Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice, dated 20 February 2024 regarding the probate inquiry
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