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.

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Alan Eccles awarded CBE in 2015 New Year Honours List

    • 31 December 2014
    • Press release

  2. Lasting powers of attorney applications to be made simpler and easier

    • 21 August 2014
    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

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

    • 21 August 2014
    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Office of the Public Guardian: Civil Service people survey

    • 10 February 2015
    • Corporate report

  2. Review of deputy supervision: Public Guardian's report to Parliament

    • 5 February 2015
    • Corporate report

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