Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications to the High Court the Attorney General's Office has made in each of the past five years to designate an individual as a vexatious litigant.

The Law Officers have made applications to the High Court under s.42 Senior Courts Act 1981 in each of the last five years as follows:

2021 – 1

2022 - none

2023 - none

2024 – 2

2025 – 2 (3 further applications lodged with directions/hearing dates pending)

These dates relate to when the applications were made at a court hearing.

A list of individuals subject to an order under s.42 and the date the order was made is available online: Vexatious litigants - GOV.UK