This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.
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Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
Monday, 18 September 2023
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Thursday, 31 August 2023
This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.
Thursday, 31 August 2023
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
Friday, 25 August 2023
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Friday, 18 August 2023
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Friday, 28 July 2023
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Friday, 28 July 2023
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Friday, 28 July 2023
Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Friday, 28 July 2023
Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Monday, 24 July 2023
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
What to do when deciding if someone who lacks capacity should receive a vaccine.
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
What to do when deciding if someone who lacks capacity should receive a vaccine.
Friday, 23 June 2023
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Friday, 23 June 2023
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Forms and guidance to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made using forms LP PA, LP PW, LPA114 or LPA117.
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Monday, 24 April 2023
Apply to pay less for Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) deputy assessment and supervision fees.
Monday, 17 April 2023
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
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Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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Friday, 10 March 2023
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Monday, 13 February 2023
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Monday, 13 February 2023
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
Monday, 13 February 2023
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
Tuesday, 07 February 2023
Professional and public authority deputy standards and guidance on assurance visits.
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
Friday, 13 January 2023
How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
Friday, 13 January 2023
How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
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Wednesday, 28 December 2022
Twenty-two new general visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Report and accounts showing who paid for Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Report and accounts showing who paid for Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Apply to pay less for Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) deputy assessment and supervision fees.
Monday, 12 December 2022
Twenty-two new general visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Apply to pay less to register a lasting or enduring power of attorney.
Tuesday, 08 November 2022
Find out how to pay the fee for your lasting power of attorney using a debit or credit card.
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
Find out how to pay the fee for your lasting power of attorney using a debit or credit card.
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