tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation from Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) 2025-04-28T15:34:27+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/pay-your-deputyship-fees 2025-04-28T15:34:27+01:00 Pay your deputyship fees Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/apply-to-be-a-panel-deputy 2025-04-01T17:17:38+01:00 Apply to be a panel deputy Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/opgs-approach-to-family-care-payments 2025-03-07T13:49:51+00:00 OPG’s approach to family care payments »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/panel-deputies-list-of-court-approved-professionals 2025-02-14T11:03:31+00:00 Panel deputies: list of court-approved professionals Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/court-of-protection-visitors-and-the-release-of-their-reports 2025-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports Guidance on who Court of Protection visitors are and when their reports can be released. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/giving-gifts 2024-09-11T17:27:31+01:00 Giving gifts Legal guidance for deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/public-guardian-practice-note-surety-bonds 2024-08-23T16:59:10+01:00 Surety bonds: Public Guardian practice note What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/your-voice-your-decision-digital-screen 2024-08-23T11:47:47+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/your-voice-your-decision-social-media-and-newsletter-content 2024-08-23T10:22:40+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: social media and newsletter content Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/lasting-power-of-attorney-campaign-leaflet 2024-08-21T15:22:18+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign leaflet Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/how-we-deal-with-safeguarding-concerns 2024-08-13T14:33:18+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/making-decisions-who-decides-when-you-cant 2024-08-13T14:29:52+01:00 Making decisions: who decides when you can’t? How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/getting-started-as-an-attorney-health-and-welfare 2024-08-06T15:03:30+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/getting-started-as-an-attorney-property-and-financial-affairs 2024-08-06T14:46:06+01:00 Getting started as an attorney: property and financial affairs What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/health-and-social-care-workers-mental-capacity-act-decisions 2024-07-16T17:04:42+01:00 Health and social care workers: Mental Capacity Act decisions How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/using-the-donors-lpa-access-codes-and-view-an-lpa 2024-05-10T11:21:56+01:00 Using the donor’s LPA: access codes and View an LPA You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/using-the-view-an-lpa-service 2024-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Using the View an LPA service »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/avoiding-errors-when-completing-a-lasting-power-of-attorney-form 2023-10-05T09:40:13+01:00 Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/check-if-a-message-or-call-youve-received-from-opg-is-genuine 2023-08-25T13:44:39+01:00 Check if a message or call you’ve received from OPG is genuine Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/your-voice-your-decision-campaign-flyer 2023-07-28T00:00:00+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign flyer Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.