Regulating probate

Probate researchers are to be regulated by the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR).  The professional body for probate research companies and individuals, the Association of Probate Researchers (APR), has signed up to voluntary regulation by the PPR. This will help protect beneficiaries from “hobby genealogists”.

New APR chair Neil Fraser said: “APR is the only recognised body for probate researchers that has access to a compensation scheme and an independent complaints procedure; we are proud to be working alongside the PPR to enhance the status of professional paralegals.”