皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app service enables people to apply, pay and swear a statement of truth online 鈥搒aving time and offering convenience to those dealing with a bereavement.

It also means that, for most people, a visit to a probate registry or solicitor鈥檚 office is no longer needed, speeding up the process while making it more straightforward and efficient.

HMCTS chief executive, Susan Acland-Hood, said:

Making probate simpler and more convenient, and removing the need to attend a probate registry and swear an oath in person, helps bereaved people at a very challenging time - those who have tested our new service have told us how much difference it makes. I am delighted we are now able to offer this new, simpler way of doing probate to the public at large. It is part of the work we鈥檙e doing to make the justice system easier to navigate for everyone.

皇冠体育app service has already been successfully trialled 鈥渂y invitation鈥� and it is hoped that by making it widely available to the public more people will benefit. 93% of those who have used it so far were satisfied or very satisfied with the service.

One person who has already done so is Tony Donoghue from East Yorkshire. Mr Donoghue, a managing director, applied for probate online while dealing with his father鈥檚 estate. 皇冠体育app 55-year-old said:

It鈥檚 easy to use, fast and convenient. I found it so efficient. It鈥檚 exactly what you want from an online government system 鈥� if only everything could be this simple.

Once I sent everything off, I was sent the grant of probate within a week. I think that really reinforced for me what a good and efficient service it is.

HMCTS will add more features in time 鈥� including the ability to apply if the deceased did not leave a will. Feedback is encouraged and changes and improvements will be made where needed.

皇冠体育app service is part of HMCTS鈥檚 ambitious 拢1bn programme of court reform, which is bringing new technology and modern ways of working to the justice system. This includes a new fully accessible online small money claims service 鈥� with more than 39,000 claims made since its launch in March and user satisfaction at 90% - and a new system for applying for divorce online, which has cut errors in application forms from 40% to less than 1%.

Notes to editors

• 皇冠体育app service can be used if the deceased was a permanent resident in England or Wales, if the applicant has the original will and is named as an executor, and for up to four joint applicants.
• Anyone who struggles to use the online service can access face-to-face support with 皇冠体育app Good Things Foundation.
• 皇冠体育app paper form remains available to anyone who wishes to use it, and this too has been simplified.
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