Explanatory note

This Order amends the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3120), the Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2051) and the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1053).

Article 3 exempts fees from being payable under the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 in relation to emergency service personnel and armed forces personnel where inheritance tax reliefs apply. Article 3 also increases Fee 8 in Schedule 1 to that Order. Fee 8, which relates to requests for copies of documents, including grants or wills, is increased from £1.50 to £16, where the request is for a copy of a document of a specific individual named in the request.

Article 4 applies inflation-based increases to fees for applications relating to lasting and enduring powers of attorney in the Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007 from £82 to £92 and the fee to resubmit an application to register a lasting power of attorney from £41 to £46.

Article 5 exempts fees from being payable for applications relating to insolvency and persons at risk of violence under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008.

Article 6 exempts fees from being payable for making referrals to the High Court of decisions to release prisoners on parole under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available at https://legislation.gov.uk or by writing to the Ministry of Justice, Fees Policy and Administrative Justice Team, 102 Petty France, Area 5.20, Westminster, London, SW1H 9AJ.