As we continue social distancing and with some of us experiencing self-isolation, we understand this raises questions about how an attorney or deputy can continue to fulfil their role. To help support you during this time, we have produced some …
This week is Deaf Awareness Week, and to mark it we’re sharing a blog post about the challenges of having a hearing impairment in both ears. My name is Sunil Teeluck. I am a senior lawyer within the OPG legal …
Shahzad Aziz, operational unit manager at the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), shares some top tips to help you complete your lasting power of attorney form (LPA) application correctly. At OPG we receive on average 67,000 lasting powers of …
Janet Lawless, Deputy Head of Internal Communications, talks about why inclusion is important to OPG.
Laura Crouch discusses how OPG are evolving their approach to events and engagement and encourages you to sign up for OPG’s first-ever safeguarding event in October.
A member of the OPG team shares a moving personal story that highlights the importance of the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 which comes into force today (31 July 2019).
From the Chief Financial Officer for the Ministry of Justice, Mike Driver This week we say goodbye and thank you to Alan Eccles as he retires as the Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian …
Ria Baxendale, Head of Investigations and Supervision, answers some of the common questions we’re asked about how OPG does investigations.
Chris Jones, Head of Performance, Planning and Business Development, looks at how OPG will meet the opportunities and challenges of an ageing population and a changing social, cultural and technological world.
Betty Du, safeguarding strategy lead, talks about the rationale behind OPG’s new safeguarding strategy and what it aims to achieve.
Caroline Amos and Andrea Breau from OPG’s communications team talk about how OPG’s first-ever campaign on lasting powers of attorney has been developed.