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star this property date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Probate: Winchester more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) personal and (b) solicitor applications for probate to the Winchester registry office had been outstanding on 17 June 2019 for more than (i) 10 days and (ii) 10 weeks; and when that backlog of cases will have been resolved. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
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Sir Christopher Chope remove filter
unstar this property uin 266621 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-24more like thismore than 2019-06-24
star this property answer text <p>The volume of outstanding probate cases at the Winchester Registry Office on 17 June was as follows: -</p><p> </p><p>Personal Applications</p><ul><li>997 more than 10 days</li><li>250 more than 10 weeks</li></ul><p> </p><p>Solicitors Applications</p><ul><li>3274 more than 10 days</li><li>211 more than 10 weeks</li></ul><p> </p><p>Cases outstanding for more than 10 weeks will include those in which the circumstances are beyond the Probate Service’s control. For example, applicants may be still waiting for their inheritance tax forms from Her Majesty’s Revenue &amp; Customs, or they may not have accounted for all executors named in the will. These requirements must be satisfied before the grant is issued.</p><p> </p><p>Urgent action has been taken to address delays - staffing has been increased and the digital service further improved to reduce the waiting times in order to return performance to normal levels as soon as possible.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
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less than 2019-06-24T16:47:36.367Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-24T16:47:36.367Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard remove filter
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242
unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this
1133397
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Probate more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the target time for dealing with probate applications; and what regulatory impact assessment he has made of the effect of those changes on (a) applicants and (b) solicitors. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
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Sir Christopher Chope remove filter
unstar this property uin 266622 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-24more like thismore than 2019-06-24
star this property answer text <p>There are no prescribed target times for dealing with probate applications. The recent increase in waiting times has been caused by a combination of an increased volume of incoming work and the transition to a new case management IT system. The move to the new system meant that staff had to spend time being trained and familiarising themselves with the system – which also had some initial performance issues that have been addressed.</p><p> </p><p>The change to the new case management system resulted in part from the expansion of the online probate service which was enabled by the 2018 amendments to the non-contentious probate rules. The Explanatory Memorandum for the 2018 Order amending the rules provided an assessment of the impact of the reforms. The memorandum explained that a formal impact assessment was not required as the aggregate impact of the measures was expected to be well below the £5million per annum financial threshold.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
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less than 2019-06-24T16:48:10.3Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-24T16:48:10.3Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard remove filter
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242
unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this
1133403
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Probate: Fees and Charges more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to waive probate fees in cases where applications are not processed within ten days through no fault of the applicant; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
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Sir Christopher Chope remove filter
unstar this property uin 266623 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-24more like thismore than 2019-06-24
star this property answer text <p>There are no statutory requirements or public commitments from Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service in relation to the timeframe for issuing grants of probate. There is a cost to the provision of grants of probate and it is appropriate that this cost is mainly recovered through the application fee, rather than the burden falling to the tax payer.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Maynard more like this
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less than 2019-06-24T16:48:21.83Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-24T16:48:21.83Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Maynard remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this