We receive hundreds of phone calls each week of people looking for help and information on a number of different things, a lot of which are around creating a lasting power of attorney (LPA). Here are a few of our …
The Court of Protection (COP) have issued a judgment called ACC and Others which will affect the way that court appointed deputies should act. A court appointed deputy can be anyone aged 18 or above and is usually someone who …
If you’re acting on behalf of a loved one, as an attorney or a deputy, big occasions such as Christmas, birthdays or anniversaries can raise some questions. We have some guidance available to help you decide what is an appropriate gift and have pulled out …
In response to the current COVID-19 situation we have worked a lot on the services we offer and how we can best respond to our stakeholders needs. With additional demands on the NHS and local authorities, we have introduced a faster service …
At the Office of the Public Guardian we’ve been looking at improving the services we offer and to provide more opportunities for our stakeholders and customers to get the information they need in a format they want.
Since we launched the Use a lasting power of attorney service on 17 July, we’ve received lots of questions from people wanting to know more information on how the service works and how it is helping our customers. We’ve put …
In recent months it's become much clearer just how important our online services are. With the world going online to communicate and collaborate we’ve been working behind the scenes to make the lives of donors and attorneys easier. We want to offer …
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.