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Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
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).
Official sample of a deputy order from the Court of Protection and an explanation of what makes the document valid.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Find out how the Office of the Public Guardian protects adults at risk from abuse or neglect.
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
This report and accounts shows who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how it spent those funds.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
Get campaign materials to support the Office of the Public Guardian's (OPG) Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has updated its guidance on how to request a search of its registers.
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
The annual reports and accounts of the Office of the Public Guardian
All court appointed deputies must comply with new guidance in response to ACC judgment and Others by 1 April 2021
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
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