A Scottish Government minister has pledged to bring forward new legislation to stop murderers from becoming the executor of their victim’s estate.
The Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill, which is before the Scottish Parliament, is set to make it easier to remove any executor who is unfit to be in that role. However, under the current proposals, the Bill does not specifically state that an unlawful killer cannot be an executor.
Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, has pledged to go further than planned proposals and bring forward reforms that prevent killers from controlling their victim’s estate.
