Official Processing Times

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Ministry of Justice reported mean time from submission to grant

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Mean weeks by grant type and processing statusMinistry of Justice reported mean time from submission to grant

The overall probate mean and the stopped and unstopped subsets describe different groups within the same reporting quarter.

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Ministry of Justice reported mean time from submission to grant

The table uses the quarterly publication’s rounded mean weeks for grants issued. GOV.UK’s separate 12-week guidance covers the usual wait for current applicants.

5 records
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Probate grants overall5Approximate mean for grants issued in the quarterSource 1
Probate grants that had been stopped14Mean for issued grants with a stopSource 1
Probate grants that had not been stopped2Mean for issued grants without a stopSource 1
Letters of administration with a will22Approximate mean for the separate grant typeSource 1
Letters of administration without a will10Approximate mean for the separate grant typeSource 1

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