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Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Catherine Atkinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Court of Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether steps have been taken to reduce waiting times for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.

Answer

HM Courts & Tribunals Service has invested in more judicial sitting days, alongside system and process improvements such as online application forms to improve the processing time for applications.

The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on Court of Protection timeliness in the quarterly family court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11168
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Applications Standards Court of protection
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk