Asked by: Lord Soley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how long on average it takes for an applicant to receive a grant of probate.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie
Probate timeliness data up to March 2020 are due for publication on 25th June 2020.
Asked by: Lord Soley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether statutory instruments have been used to introduce increased fines for criminal offences at any point in the last 30 years.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie
The standard scale of fines set down in the Criminal Justice Act 1982 for criminal offences in England and Wales was increased by primary legislation in the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and the Level 5 maximum was increased to an unlimited fine in the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The standard scale has not been amended by Order in the period specified. Regulations may be made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 provide alternative maximum penalties for some offences.