# The Court and Public Guardian Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025, Article 3: Fees payable in relation to non-contentious probate


(1) The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) Before article 8 insert—
“Special exemption – emergency service personnel and armed forces
7A No fee is payable on an application for a grant relating to an estate where reliefs apply under one of the following sections of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984—
(a) section 153A (death of emergency service personnel etc.);
(b) section 154 (death on active service, etc.);
(c) section 155A (death of constables and service personnel targeted because of their status).”.
(3) In Schedule 1 for the entries relating to fee 8 (copy documents) substitute—
“
8 Copy documents
On a request for—
(a) a copy of a document of a specific individual named in the request;
£16 (for each copy provided, whether or not as a certified copy)
(b) copies of documents of individuals not named in the request, where the copies are made available in electronic form.
£1.50 (for each copy made available, whether or not as a certified copy)
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1126/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-and-public-guardian-fees-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2025/article-3
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