§ 49. Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Attorney-General what have been the effects of the scale of charges laid down in the Public Trustee (Fees) Order 1980 whereby the annual fee for administering an estate of less then £50,000 gross is in excess of £900 irrespective of how much actual work has been involved.
The Solicitor-GeneralUnder the Public Trustee Act 1906, these fees must cover the annual costs and expenses incidental to the working of the Act; the fees reflect only the cost of providing his services.
The effects of the fees order referred to, which came into force on 1 April 1980, will be known when the Public Trustee's annual report is published later this year.