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Alan Eccles, Public Guardian

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Alan Eccles to retire as Public Guardian

The Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian, Alan Eccles, has announced his intention to retire in June 2019.

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Lasting powers of attorney – your voice, your decision

Caroline Amos and Andrea Breau from OPG’s communications team talk about how OPG’s first-ever campaign on lasting powers of attorney has been developed.

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Making safeguarding personal at OPG

Contact Centre Advisor Sharon Dye talks about her role as a nominated safeguarding officer.

Latest from the Office of the Public Guardian

  1. Deputy annual report forms: accounting for your actions
    • Form
  2. OPG privacy notice: customer research
    • Guidance
  3. OPG privacy notice: lasting and enduring powers of attorney
    • Guidance

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What the Office of the Public Guardian does

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.

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Services

  1. Deputy annual report forms: accounting for your actions
    • Form
  2. Find out if someone has a registered attorney or deputy
    • Form
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Guidance and regulation

  1. OPG privacy notice: customer research
    • Guidance
  2. OPG privacy notice: lasting and enduring powers of attorney
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. Alan Eccles to retire as Public Guardian
    • News story
  2. New form and guidance to help you search OPG’s registers
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Lasting powers of attorney: the future
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Safeguarding policy: protecting vulnerable adults
    • Policy paper
  2. Office of the Public Guardian digital strategy: 2014 to 2015
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Office of the Public Guardian corporate governance framework
    • Corporate report
  2. Office of the Public Guardian business plan: 2018 to 2019
    • Corporate report
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Our management

Alan Eccles CBE
Alan Eccles CBE
Public Guardian and Chief Executive

Contact OPG

Office address

PO Box 16185
Birmingham
B2 2WH

United Kingdom

Email

customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk

Telephone

0300 456 0300

Fax

0870 739 5780

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 using the details below.

Freedom of information requests

Disclosure Team
Postal Point 10.31, Floor 10
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom

Email

data.access@justice.gov.uk

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