What we do

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their health and finance.

OPG is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Lasting and enduring power of attorney fees are changing

    • News story

  2. Planned work affecting OPG's contact centre between 15-16 October

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Transforming the services of the Office of the Public Guardian: enabling digital by default

    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. OPG InTouch newsletter: Summer 2017

    • Promotional material

  2. Lasting power of attorney forms

    • Form

See all our publications

Our management

Contact OPG

Office address

PO Box 16185
Birmingham
B2 2WH

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 5pm
Wednesday 10am to 5pm

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of information requests

Data Access and Compliance Unit
Postal Point 10.31, Floor 10
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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