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Forms for court-appointed deputies to report actions taken on behalf of their clients in the past year.
How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.
You can apply to become someone’s deputy if they ‘lack mental capacity’.…
You can apply to be a deputy if you’re 18 or over. Deputies are usually…
As a deputy, you’re responsible for helping someone make decisions or…
You need to download and fill in all of the following: an application form…
Use these steps to become a property and financial affairs deputy or to…
You must pay: a fee to apply to be a deputy a supervision fee every year…
You’ll be sent a ‘court order’ telling you what you can and cannot do as a…
As a deputy, you’ll be supervised by the Office of the Public Guardian…
You must keep accounts and follow the rules for gifts and expenses if…
You must write a report each year explaining the decisions you’ve made as…
You must apply to the Court of Protection if you have to: renew your…
If you no longer want or need to be a deputy, download and fill in the…
The Morecambe Bay Investigation was commissioned by DH but worked completely independently of the department to look at the maternity and neonatal services in University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Advice to help court-appointed deputies look after adults at risk.
Contact the Office of the Public Guardian if you have concerns about an attorney, deputy, guardian or a decision they've made for someone else
Manage money in a Court Funds Office account for someone if you're authorised by the Court of Protection - interest, statements, investments, deposits, withdrawals, closing an account and complaints
The current administration does not have a Deputy Prime Minister’s Office.
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
Reports from the NHS investigations into Jimmy Savile.
Reports by the Department for Education into concerns about the use of funding.
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