Public Guardian practice notes
Detailed practice guidance for professional attorneys and deputies.
These practice notes contain detailed guidance to help attorneys and deputies carry out their roles.
They explain the Public Guardian’s legal position, and cover subjects such as:
- giving gifts
- claiming travel costs
Although they are written mainly for professional attorneys and deputies, non-professionals may also find them useful.
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Acting as a professional attorney
Claiming deputy travel costs
Deputy final reports
Family care payments
Gifts
Notification of death
Professional deputy costs
Public authority deputyship responsibilities
Release of visitor reports
Requesting a search of the Public Guardian registers
Solicitor client accounts
Surety bonds
Last updated 19 May 2021 + show all updates
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Adding a link to the Welsh language collection
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Added 'Requesting a search of the Public Guardian registers'
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Added 'Professional deputy costs' to collection.
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Added 'Public Guardian practice note: Release of visitors' reports' to collection.
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Added Public Guardian practice note: Family care payments to the collection
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Added Public Guardian practice note: OPG's approach to solicitor client accounts to the collection
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Added local authority deputyship responsibilities to the collection.
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First published.