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Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
This guidance sets out the Public Guardian’s position on the Re ACC judgment and the actions OPG expect deputies to take to ensure compliance.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
A guide to help staff learn how to support customers to use the services the Office of the Public Guardian provides.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north of England.
Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in Wales.
This page provides information on what to do if OPG can't investigate your concern.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the west of England.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's lasting and enduring powers of attorney privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north east of England.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
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.
Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy.
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Organisations and professionals can use an online service provided by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to view a summary of a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Get posters to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
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