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Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling.

• When you can make decisions for someone

  Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…

• How to make decisions

  As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…

• Checking mental capacity

  A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…

The Parole Board decides whether prisoners who are serving certain types of sentences can be released.

• Updated: 20 March 2019

Find out about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.

• Updated: 2 November 2020

Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

Latest guidance on how Parole Board panels make decisions.

• Updated: 21 February 2025

Guidance setting out the process, statutory requirements and non-statutory expectations during the decision-making stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP).

• Updated: 3 July 2026

Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree

Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.

How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or challenge them if they fail to act in line with the Regulators’ Code.

• Updated: 22 June 2026

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply