Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Review the Probate Registry to make it more customer friendly

Closed 782 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should review the work of the probate registry to see what steps can be taken to make it more customer friendly.
Currently it takes far too long to receive information, meaning bills can't be paid. Applications need to be acknowledged, and people need to be updated by email, text or post every 4 weeks. Phone calls need to be responded to effectively. There should be a nominated individual or small team dealing with each case. Complex cases should be dealt with more quickly than is currently the case. Dealing with the probate registry is a further twist of the knife for the already suffering bereaved.

Timeline

28 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
28 Mar 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 782
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 28 Sep 2023
Closed 28 Mar 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.