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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Lasting power of attorney: acting as an attorney

Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.

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Appointment of Court of Protection general and special visitors

New general and special visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian

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Form: Request a search of the OPG registers

Use the forms on this page to find out if someone has an attorney, deputy or guardian acting for them.

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Guidance: Giving gifts

Legal guidance for deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for.

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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Guidance: Surety bonds: Public Guardian practice note

What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: digital screen

Get a digital screen image to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: social media and newsletter content

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: digital screen

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign leaflet

Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign leaflet

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Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID 19): Office of the Public Guardian response

This page provides guidance on how OPG is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be updated when new information is available.

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Guidance: How we deal with safeguarding concerns

Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order.

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Guidance: Making decisions: who decides when you can’t?

How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.

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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Guidance: Getting started as an attorney: health and welfare

What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.

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Guidance: Getting started as an attorney: health and welfare

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What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.

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Guidance: Getting started as an attorney: property and financial affairs

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What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.

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Corporate report: OPG annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024

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Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.

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Guidance: Health and social care workers: Mental Capacity Act decisions

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How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.

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Form: Deputy annual report forms: accounting for your actions

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Forms for court-appointed deputies to report actions taken on behalf of their clients in the past year.

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Guidance: Using the View an LPA service

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The View an LPA service can be used by companies and organisations to check an LPA is valid and who the attorneys are, helping keep their customers safe.

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Guidance: Using the donor’s LPA: access codes and View an LPA

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You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this.

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Form: Lasting power of attorney forms

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Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

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Office of the Public Guardian appoints new non executive director

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Greig Early appointed as non-executive director for the Office of the Public Guardian

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Guidance: Family care payments: Public Guardian practice note

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The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.

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Guidance: Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form

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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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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

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Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Corporate report: Office of the Public Guardian annual report 2022 to 2023

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Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.

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Guidance: Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form

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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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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

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Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Guidance: Check if a message or call you’ve received from OPG is genuine

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Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.

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Guidance: Check if a message or call you’ve received from OPG is genuine

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Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.

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Corporate report: Office of the Public Guardian annual report 2022 to 2023

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Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: social media and newsletter content

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Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: social media and newsletter content

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Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision campaign flyer

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Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Promotional material: Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign flyer

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Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.

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Guidance: Panel deputies: list of court approved professionals

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Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

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Corporate report: Office of the Public Guardian annual report 2022 to 2023

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Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.

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Guidance: Guidance on vaccinations for attorneys and deputies

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What to do when deciding if someone who lacks capacity should receive a vaccine.

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Guidance: Guidance on vaccinations for attorneys and deputies

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What to do when deciding if someone who lacks capacity should receive a vaccine.

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Guidance: Surety bonds: Public Guardian practice note

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What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.

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Form: Register a lasting power of attorney

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Forms and guidance to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made using forms LP PA, LP PW, LPA114 or LPA117.

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