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...will affect you. We’ll also use this blog and tell you about how the work we’re doing benefits those we seek to protect and to keep you informed about how...
...will affect you. We’ll also use this blog and tell you about how the work we’re doing benefits those we seek to protect and to keep you informed about how...
...to find out if someone has one. Why it’s important to encourage people engaging with the NHS to consider an LPA, the benefits to the patient and benefits to the...
...news. To help explain how and when we do investigations, I need to briefly explain the legal framework we follow. Our ability to investigate concerns about lasting/enduring powers of attorney...
...to speak for you when you can’t speak for yourself. Everyone at our event agreed that we need to find ways to reach out to all areas of society so...
...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...
...things to ever happen to me. It has driven me to want to achieve more. It is not, and cannot be, a reason for me not to be able to...
...process may take longer to do. Mistakes often mean we need to send things back to be amended. This can cause delays and sometimes we need to charge additional fees...
...matter how generous the person was, you can’t give gifts on their behalf to total strangers: they must go to people or to a charity the person would normally have...
...implemented. Banks and Building societies, utility companies and many others are all aware of the need to ensure that staff feel able to respond to the needs of the person...
...to work for OPG It’s important to us to show what inclusivity means in practice and being genuinely inclusive means really taking the time to understand and embrace the views...