Rapid register searches - our new service for public sector organisations making urgent decisions  

Posted by: OPG Communications Team, Posted on: 30 March 2021 - Categories: Attorneys, Carers, Deputies, deputy, EPA, Guidance, lasting power of attorney, LPA, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Social care

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has launched a new service to support staff from across local authorities, social care, police and NHS, who are dealing with adults at risk. 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 requests submitted through …