Ministry of Justice scheme will refund anyone who paid too much in deputyship fees
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Sunday, 13 October 2019
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
Ministry of Justice scheme will refund anyone who paid too much in deputyship fees
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
Friday, 04 October 2019
Apply for a refund of deputyship fees using this form. Fill in the form online and email it to us, or print it off and send it by post.
Friday, 04 October 2019
Apply for a refund of deputyship fees using this form. Fill in the form online and email it to us, or print it off and send it by post.
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Find out how the Office of the Public Guardian collects and processes your personal data.
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Form to find out if someone has a guardian acting for them
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian’s guardianship supervision privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Canllawiau, ffurflenni a phapurau polisi Cymraeg gan Swyddfa’r Gwarcheidwad Cyhoeddus.
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
The new Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian has been announced.
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
The new Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian has been announced.
Monday, 12 August 2019
The arrangements for the governance, accountability, financing, staffing and operation of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
Thursday, 08 August 2019
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Wednesday, 03 July 2019
The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 comes into force in England and Wales on 31 July 2019.
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The guide aims to help staff in financial services and utility companies act more consistently when they see powers of attorney and deputy court orders
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The guide aims to help staff in financial services and utility companies act more consistently when they see powers of attorney and deputy court orders
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is announced as a Gold winner of the 2019 Mind workplace wellbeing index award
Friday, 08 February 2019
The Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian, Alan Eccles, has announced his intention to retire in June 2019.
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has updated its guidance on how to request a search of its registers.
Thursday, 01 February 2018
All those eligible for a partial refund on their power of attorney fees can apply from today (1 February 2018).
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has updated its legal guidance for professional deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts.
Friday, 31 March 2017
From 1 April 2017, the fees for applying to register lasting powers of attorney (LPA) and enduring powers of attorney (EPA) reduce from £110 to £82, with the fee for resubmitting an LPA for registration reducing from £55 to £41.
Friday, 31 March 2017
From 1 April 2017, the fees for applying to register lasting powers of attorney (LPA) and enduring powers of attorney (EPA) reduce from £110 to £82, with the fee for resubmitting an LPA for registration reducing from £55 to £41.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
From Saturday 15 October, customers will be unable to leave messages to request an LPA pack or log a safeguarding concern.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
From Saturday 15 October, customers will be unable to leave messages to request an LPA pack or log a safeguarding concern.
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
OPG's approved security bond supplier is changing on 1 October 2016.
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
OPG's approved security bond supplier is changing on 1 October 2016.
Friday, 26 August 2016
Office of the Public Guardian publishes comprehensive guidance to being an attorney – someone who makes crucial decisions for someone else.
Friday, 26 August 2016
Office of the Public Guardian publishes comprehensive guidance to being an attorney – someone who makes crucial decisions for someone else.
Monday, 11 April 2016
Because of a technical problem we are unable to access certain case files or take payments at the moment.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Court appointed deputies to receive new and improved report forms for health and welfare decisions and property and financial decisions.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Court appointed deputies to receive new and improved report forms for health and welfare decisions and property and financial decisions.
Friday, 11 December 2015
You will be able to use our online services throughout Christmas and the New Year.
Friday, 11 December 2015
You will be able to use our online services throughout Christmas and the New Year.
Tuesday, 08 December 2015
There will be some important changes to lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms and the LPA digital service in the new year.
Tuesday, 08 December 2015
There will be some important changes to lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms and the LPA digital service in the new year.
Monday, 07 December 2015
Our Nottingham office will be moving to a new location in mid-December.
Monday, 07 December 2015
Our Nottingham office will be moving to a new location in mid-December.
Wednesday, 01 July 2015
New, simpler and clearer lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms will be introduced for both property and financial affairs LPAs and health and welfare LPAs
Thursday, 25 June 2015
New, simpler and clearer lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms will be introduced for both property and financial affairs LPAs and health and welfare LPAs
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Alan Eccles, Public Guardian and Chief Executive of OPG, has been awarded a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours List.
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Lasting powers of attorney will be easier and simpler for people to make, Justice Minister Simon Hughes announces.
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