Probate mysteries

SIR – Alison Morison (Letters, March 24) asks who is in charge of the probate process. I found it was, inexplicably, the minister for justice and tackling illegal migration. I received a letter dated November 30 2021 from Tom Pursglove, the then minister, in response to my MP’S request for action from the probate office.

There is little point writing: there may be a sympathetic response, but nothing will be done.

We eventually received the grant in late January 2022. Perhaps we were luckier than some.

Whitton, Middlesex

SIR – It’s not just the probate office that seems to have stopped functioning. Try getting a power of attorney.

London SW10