Celebrating National Inclusion Week at OPG
...department, and we offer leadership development programmes for ethnic minority staff. We were presented with a gold award earlier this year, by the charity Mind, for the initiatives we have...
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Lasting powers of attorney: a powerful tool and an important choice
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Shaun Elliott, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Digital, Future planning, General, Guidance, health and welfare, lasting power of attorney, LPA, Mental Capacity Act
...to £92. The new fee will be payable for LPA applications received by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) from 17 November 2025. Shaun Elliott, Customer Service Manager at...
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. The standards were created in partnership with Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the...
Pensions and LPAs
...longer, changing careers and other variations. Pensions and retirement are no longer black or white. “In April 2015, the government introduced new freedoms where people could access their pensions in...
Power of Attorney Stories: Shirley
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Future planning, lasting power of attorney, LPA, YourVoiceYourDecision
...sister Jenny, when Shirley was 19 For some of my friends and family, choosing an attorney is straightforward. For my husband and I who don’t have children, it’s not so...
Power of Attorney Stories: Nick
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harryfortuna, Posted on:
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Future planning, lasting power of attorney, LPA, YourVoiceYourDecision
...attorney services for nearly a decade. When his mother was diagnosed with dementia, an LPA was quickly set up to allow Nick and his family to protect her autonomy. Without her LPA – and Nick’s foresight – he often wonders what may...
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...court) do not use this site for party political purposes (this site is paid for with public money so it's inappropriate to engage in party-political activity) please do not post...
Watch our webinar on Lasting powers of attorney in the BAME Community
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BAME, Covid-19, Future planning, lasting power of attorney, LPA, Mental Capacity Act, NHS, Social care
We hosted our very first health and social care event to discuss ways we can help bridge the gap in access to healthcare for BAME communities. Over 370 people registered...
Supporting decision making - Mental Capacity Action Day 2017
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Ilora Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Posted on:
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Future planning, General, Guidance, Mental Capacity Act, Supervision
...the evidence to lead best practice and works ever more closely who can be the beneficiaries of such evidence. For more information on the National Mental Capacity Forum visit SCIE...
A story of contrasts: The 5th World Congress on Adult Guardianship
...traditional hanbok holding selfie sticks. The World Congress provides an international forum for discussing guardianship systems and the protection of rights of citizens with reduced decision-making abilities. Over 500 international...