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How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.
LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Official sample of a deputy order from the Court of Protection and an explanation of what makes the document valid.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to advice workers.
Guidance for solicitor deputies when managing client accounts.
Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
Good practice guidance from the Office of the Public Guardian and the Senior Courts Costs Office
A good practice guide for professionals preparing to act as an attorney under a lasting power of attorney.
The role and responsibilities of a public authority when appointed as a deputy by the Court of Protection.
Additional guidance for public authority deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
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