Form: Claim a deputyship fee refund
Apply for a refund of deputyship fees using this form. Fill in the form online and email it to us, or print it off and send it by post.
Applies to England and Wales
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You can apply for a refund of deputyship fees paid to the Office of the Public Guardian in England and Wales between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2015.
If you’re a deputy acting under a current court order, you do not need to apply for a refund. You’ll get one automatically if your client paid too much in fees.
Form you fill in on screen
You can fill in this form and save it using Adobe Reader XI. If you save it to your computer, you do not have to complete the form in one go.
To use this interactive PDF:
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save it to your computer
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fill it in
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save it to your computer and send it as an email attachment with your evidence, or print the completed form and post it with your evidence
Form you fill in with a pen
To use this PDF:
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print the form
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fill it in with a pen
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sign it
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send it by post with your evidence
Apply by email
Send the form and your evidence as email attachments to: DeputyshipFeeRefunds@justice.gov.uk
You’ll need to attach scanned copies or clear photographs of original documents. The email size limit is 10MB but you can send more than one email.
Please write ‘Deputyship fee refund application’ as the subject.
Apply by post
Post the form and your evidence to:
Deputyship fee refunds
Office of the Public Guardian
PO Box 10796
Nottingham
NG2 9WF
Check the evidence you need to send with your claim and what happens after you apply.
Alternative formats
You can email customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk to get a document in large print. Please include your address.
Contact us
Email: customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 456 0300 (choose option 6)
Textphone: 0115 934 2778
Lines are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30am to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 5pm.
Personal information
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Your privacy is important to us and protected in law by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
Last updated 24 April 2020 + show all updates
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