Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for the issue of a (a) grant of probate and (b) letter of administration by the Liverpool District Probate Registry; and if he will make a statement.
In January 2020 the figures are as follows:
Case type | Average weeks to issue | Median weeks to issue |
Grant of Administration | 13.1 | 5.2 |
Grant of Administration with Will annexed | 10.2 | 5 |
Grant of Probate | 8.8 | 4.6 |
Please note these figures include any time where the case is stopped, and also any time spent waiting for the applicant to submit documentation before the application can be processed.