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What does a valid LPA, EPA or deputy order look like?

Posted by: Simon Busch, Posted on: 11 November 2016 - Categories: Attorneys, Deputies, EPA, Guidance, LPA
Sample of a valid LPA

At OPG we're always trying to find ways to make it easier for attorneys and deputies to fulfil their role. We know from calls to our contact centre and from user satisfaction surveys, that one of the most common problems …

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Pensions and LPAs

Posted by: Michelle Cracknell, Posted on: 24 October 2016 - Categories: Attorneys, Digital, LPA
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Recent changes in pensions regulations have shifted responsibility from the employer to the individual. So who will make pensions decisions for us if we cannot make them ourselves? This is one of the reasons why OPG thinks everyone should consider …

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Start with Discovery: Digital Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)

Posted by: Caroline Hufton, Posted on: 1 September 2016 - Categories: Attorneys, Digital, LPA, OPG Team
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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 …

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To give or not to give? OPG launches new guidance on gifting

Posted by: Simon Busch, Posted on: 20 June 2016 - Categories: Attorneys, Deputies, Guidance
Gift in wrapping paper with a tag

“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 …

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What happens when I can't make decisions for myself?

Posted by: Simon Busch, Posted on: 20 May 2016 - Categories: Deputies, Digital, LPA
Front page of 'What happens when I can't make decisions for myself?' leaflet

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.

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The Mental Capacity Act – what does it mean to me?

Posted by: Martin Keeves, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: Mental Capacity Act, OPG Team, Safeguarding
Two women in a meeting at a bank

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.

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Developing our new deputy forms - DIY user research

Posted by: Sophy Colbert and Lorena Sutherland, Posted on: 24 February 2016 - Categories: Deputies, OPG Team
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Sophy Colbert and Lorena Sutherland share their experiences of carrying out research with deputies to help produce OPG’s new deputy reporting forms.

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Professional and public authority deputy standards – change for the better

Posted by: Mina Vadher, Posted on: 11 February 2016 - Categories: Deputies, Supervision
Two women in an interview situation.

In July 2015, we introduced a set of standards for professional and public authority deputies.

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Improving the Lasting Power of Attorney online service

Posted by: Rosie Ash, Posted on: 15 January 2016 - Categories: Digital, LPA
Sceenshot of LPA 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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Hello and welcome

Posted by: OPG Communications Team, Posted on: 14 December 2015 - Categories: OPG Team
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Welcome to the new Office of the Public Guardian blog.

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