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We help people who are vulnerable because of their lack of mental capacity or young age to take advantage of the services offered by the justice system. This helps them to avoid being socially excluded. OSPT works with the Ministry...
We help people who are vulnerable because of their lack of mental capacity or young age to take advantage of the services offered by the justice system. This helps them to avoid being socially excluded.
Guidance for solicitors about appointing the Official Solicitor as litigation friend for someone lacking the capacity to conduct family proceedings.
Instructions to help solicitors when instructed by the Official Solicitor.
Guidance for legal professionals about appointing the Official Solicitor in healthcare and personal welfare matters in the Court of Protection.
Guidance for legal professionals about the appointment of the Official Solicitor in proceedings around property and financial matters in the Court of Protection.
Booklet on how the Official Solicitor can help if you're under 18 or unable to make your own decisions in a legal case.
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Sarah Castle has been appointed as the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee and took up her post on 4 July 2019. Sarah is the first women to be appointed to the role of OS. Sarah undertook articles with Kent County...
How to make a complaint about the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee’s service.
How to make a complaint about a service provided by the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee (OSPT), including what we are unable to investigate.
The Solicitor General supports the Attorney across the range of her responsibilities. This includes: Deputising for the Attorney General and responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates to him Providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence...
Questionnaire to help the Official Solicitor understand the issues involved when acting for a parent lacking litigation capacity.
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
Privacy notices for processing personal data.
Form for solicitors to provide additional information about a protected party, if the Official Solicitor is asked to be a litigation friend.
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) was a non-ministerial government department that provided legal services to the majority of central government departments and often represented government departments and other publicly funded bodies in England and Wales. On 1 April 2015 TSol...
Reports of the work of the Official Solicitor and the Public Trustee, and of its accounts, summing up the office's business interests.
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