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Find out how the Office of the Public Guardian protects adults at risk from abuse or neglect.
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
People managing their loved ones’ affairs will find it easier to safeguard their finances and wellbeing after a new online service is launched today (17 July 2020).
LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
The main decision-making board and committees of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
This policy explains how accessible the documents Office of the Public Guardian publishes on GOV.UK are.
Official samples of lasting powers of attorney, an enduring power of attorney and a deputy order.
This scheme sets out how the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) will treat the English and Welsh languages equally whilst conducting public business in Wales.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Refunds for application fees for lasting power of attorneys and enduring power of attorneys
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has updated its guidance on how to request a search of its registers.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to advice workers.
Greig Early appointed as non-executive director for the Office of the Public Guardian
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
The process of managing a loved one’s affairs will be strengthened and modernised under major reforms announced by the government today (19 May 2022).
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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