Guidance

Surety bonds: Public Guardian practice note

What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Published: 6 December 2012
• Last updated: 23 August 2024
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  1. 23 August 2024

     The Scheme is administered by Marsh Limited, Howdens no longer offer new bonds.

  2. 23 June 2023

     Change to the available bond providers.

  3. 17 April 2023

     Uploaded PDF.

  4. 11 April 2023

     Updated to reflect changes to the 'Scheme' - a framework of three providers instead of the single provider previously available.

  5. 8 August 2019

     We have made a change to the section 'Expectations for the Bond' to reflect a recent court ruling.

  6. 31 August 2017

     Added Welsh-language translation

  7. 20 September 2016

     Practice note has been updated to reflect a change to OPG's approved bond supplier from October 2016.

  8. 6 December 2012

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

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Public Guardian practice note (SD15): OPG’s approach to surety bonds

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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) supervises deputies appointed by the Court of Protection.

The court tells most deputies to get a ‘surety bond’ (also called a ‘security bond’). The bond is insurance that protect the assets of the person whose affairs and property the deputy is managing.

The Scheme is currently administered by Marsh Limited.

This practice note (SD15) explains what OPG expects from a bond provider, so that its surety bonds are suitable for deputies.