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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
Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…
As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…
A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…
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…
To apply to be a property and financial affairs deputy you need to: Tell…
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…
Find out about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.
How to use a cost consequence analysis to evaluate your digital health product.
Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.
Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Guidance for referred individuals including why they may have been referred and what happens next.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
Use Form COP1B to describe the personal welfare decisions you need to make for someone when you're applying for a Court of Protection order.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Sets out process and expectations on planning performance and decision making.
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