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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…

How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) supports the development and deployment of technologies that enable businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future.

• Updated: 3 July 2025

Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing

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 work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.

How to use a cost consequence analysis to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 22 July 2020

Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants