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Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
How to use this guide This guide gives you information about making and…
The main decision-making board and committees of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
Greig Early appointed as non-executive director for the Office of the Public Guardian
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
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Allow up to 20 weeks for your LPA application to be processed.
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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.
The most vulnerable in society will be better protected as reforms to simplify and streamline lasting powers of attorney are given Royal Assent.
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Get campaign materials to support the Office of the Public Guardian's (OPG) Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
What to do when deciding if someone who lacks capacity should receive a vaccine.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
How to make decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
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