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<p>Waiting times in the probate service have recently increased. However, following
urgent action by the courts service, they are now starting to improve.</p><p> </p><p>The
temporary delays were the result of more work coming into the system and the impact
of the initial move to a new IT system for managing probate work.</p><p> </p><p>Now
that move is complete, and the unusually high workload has been dealt with, we expect
waiting times to continue to improve – and be back to normal levels in the coming
weeks.</p>
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