Office of the Public Guardian

Acting as an attorney or deputy from a distance – COVID-19 and supporting others

Lauren Cresswell, 12 May 2020 - Attorneys, Covid-19, Deputies, deputy, Guidance, health and welfare, lasting power of attorney, LPA

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 …

The day I discovered I'd lost two thirds of my hearing

Sunil Teeluck, 5 May 2020 - Awareness day, Inclusion, OPG Team

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 …

Get it right the first time - hints and tips to help you complete your LPA application

Laura Crouch, 10 January 2020 - Future planning, Guidance, lasting power of attorney, LPA, Mental Capacity Act

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 …

Celebrating National Inclusion Week at OPG

Janet Lawless, 24 September 2019 - OPG Team

Janet Lawless, Deputy Head of Internal Communications, talks about why inclusion is important to OPG.

We’re launching our first-ever safeguarding conference

Laura Crouch, 3 September 2019 - OPG Team, Safeguarding

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.

For those left behind – the story of a missing person

Anonymous, 31 July 2019 - Missing Persons, OPG Team

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).

Looking back and moving forward – A chapter closes for the Public Guardian

Mike Driver, 28 June 2019 - Future planning, OPG Team

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 …

How we do investigations at OPG

Ria Baxendale, 18 June 2019 - Investigations, Safeguarding

Ria Baxendale, Head of Investigations and Supervision, answers some of the common questions we’re asked about how OPG does investigations.

Making OPG fit for the future – our 2019 to 2020 business plan

Chris Jones, 13 June 2019 - Future planning, OPG Team

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.

Improving how we support adults at risk

Betty Du, 13 May 2019 - Attorneys, Deputies, OPG Team, Safeguarding

Betty Du, safeguarding strategy lead, talks about the rationale behind OPG’s new safeguarding strategy and what it aims to achieve.

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