...make a gift is yours if the person lacks capacity. You can find more information on how to assess capacity, or how best to involve them in the decision-making process,...
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...
...“With Covid, when wards were full, we responded to a call from the NHS and local authorities to have quicker information on whether a lasting power of attorney was in...
...Staff from these organisations can request information we have on our registers to help them make urgent decisions about someone who may lack mental capacity. OPG aims to respond to...
...and that’s why I was pleased to have the opportunity to work in partnership with the Office of the Public Guardian to publish ‘An easy guide to lasting powers of...
...customers a more convenient and simpler way to make an LPA with the choice of doing this completely online for the first time, on paper, or through a combination of...
...a dedicated LPA information page. We have found that costs normally associated with instructing solicitors to complete LPAs is a potential barrier to some (upwards of £800 per application), especially...
...of all their clients in one place, and help them to prioritise the reports based on submission dates. To register for an account to submit a lay deputy report online,...
...are digitally reporting, but our Birmingham staff are due to go online soon. Once other elements of the form are made available digitally, we’d like all our offices to switch...
...via the links above. Responding to the consultation We want to hear your views on what we’re proposing and are encouraging people to respond to the consultation. A Welsh...