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LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.
How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.
Official sample of a deputy order from the Court of Protection and an explanation of what makes the document valid.
Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Good practice guidance from the Office of the Public Guardian and the Senior Courts Costs Office
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to advice workers.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's customer research privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Additional guidance for professional deputies on how to conduct themselves and actions they must take to meet the standards of the role.
The role and responsibilities of a public authority when appointed as a deputy by the Court of Protection.
This page provides guidance on how OPG is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be updated when new information is available.
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