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Championing LPAs in Thurrock
Championing LPAs in Thurrock
This month Ian Evans, Director at Thurrock Coalition, discusses how partnership working has helped to increase applications of lasting power of attorneys (LPAs).
Start with Discovery: Digital Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
At the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) we are committed to providing better and more efficient services to our users. Over the past few months myself and a team of colleagues from across OPG have been doing further work …
To give or not to give? OPG launches new guidance on gifting
“Pleasure is spread through the earth in stray gifts,” said Wordsworth, and he was right – but here at the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) it’s a bit more complicated than that. We’ve just published our guide to gift-giving …
What happens when I can't make decisions for myself?
We’re all living longer: statistically speaking, that is. A recent Medical Research Council study, for example, predicted that people will live on average into their late 80s by 2030 compared with their early 80s now.
The Mental Capacity Act – what does it mean to me?
Martin Keeves, OPG’s Head of Customer Relationship Management, talks about the importance of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) to the work of OPG and its customers.
Developing our new deputy forms - DIY user research
Sophy Colbert and Lorena Sutherland share their experiences of carrying out research with deputies to help produce OPG’s new deputy reporting forms.
Professional and public authority deputy standards – change for the better
In July 2015, we introduced a set of standards for professional and public authority deputies.
Improving the Lasting Power of Attorney online service
We’ve noticed over the last few months that more people are choosing to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) online.
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