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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their...
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Lasting powers of attorney – your voice, your decision
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Caroline Amos and Andrea Breau, Posted on:
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Future planning, lasting power of attorney, LPA, OPG Team
...data To inform our campaign, we conducted research into how many people across England and Wales currently have an LPA and compared this to areas of deprivation and dementia prevalence....
Testing how an OPG mediation service might help protect vulnerable people
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Ashok Chopra, Posted on:
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Deputies, Future planning, Safeguarding, Supervision
...do is appropriate to the situation and for the individual. Mediation fits into that as proportionate action in line with the Human Rights Act 1998. We’re using independent, experienced, and...
Professional and public authority deputy standards – change for the better
...to make decisions in their best interests Maintain effective internal office processes and organisation Have the skills and knowledge to carry out duties as deputy Health and welfare standards Many...
Refreshed deputy standards
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Jill Twigger, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Deputies, deputy, Guidance, Public Authorities, Solicitors
...have been in place to help professional and public authority deputies understand their responsibilities and what’s expected of them. However, feedback told us that these standards are sometimes difficult to...
Modernising lasting powers of attorney
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Simon Manby, Posted on:
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Attorneys, Digital, Future planning, lasting power of attorney, LPA
...of how to make and register an LPA. The roundtable was introduced by Alex Chalk MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State in the MoJ and chaired by Nick Goodwin. Attendees...
Making safeguarding personal at OPG
...is not an option. Our role as both individuals and a team, no matter where in the overall process at OPG we fit into, is to look after the interests...
A professionals' perspective on the deputy online reporting service
...online reporting service which launched in spring 2018. “Prior to us using the online service, we completed reports in PDF format which was an inconvenient procedure due to there not...