Appointment of Court of Protection general and special visitors
New general and special visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has announced the appointment of 21 new Court of Protection general visitors and 18 new special visitors.
General visitors are public appointees who support OPG in supervising court appointed deputies. They also play a key role in OPG investigations by conducting mental capacity assessments.
The general visitor appointments have had ministerial approval and started their tenure in February 2024, for a period of 10 years. They are:
- Adele Ginley
- Ashley Holderness
- Carol Bailey
- Emma Cox
- Hainna Allan
- Jacqueline Campbell
- Jacqui James-Hunt
- Jemma Page
- John Gbongitta
- Julie Cummins
- Katherine Lees
- Kikelomo Ananti
- Marla Cattelona
- Michelle Clayton
- Michelle Gresty
- Nicola Bodell
- Sarah Erlacher
- Satvinda Rai
- Susannah Quinlan
- Terri Warrilow
- Victoria Buckley-Horsfied
Four existing general visitors were also re-appointed in February 2024 for a further tenure of 10 years. They are:
- Fiona Neave
- Jacqueline Hawkins
- Jenny Blackwell
- Rachael Heeley
Special visitors are public appointees who support OPG and the Court of Protection by providing both organisations with mental capacity assessments.
The special visitor appointments have had ministerial approval and started their tenure in September 2024, for a period of 10 years. They are:
- Dr Mogbeyiteran Eyeoyibo
- Dr Christine Taylor
- Dr Abigail Cheeseman
- Dr Kapila Sachdev
- Dr Malarvizhi Babu Sandilyan
- Dr Azmath Khan
- Dr Shabnum Ali
- Dr Witold Skalbania
- Dr Sam Gower
- Dr Sam White
- Christine Hutchinson
- Dr Ashish Arora
- Dr Ruth Freeman
- Dr Abhishek Shastri
- Dr Galina Zhinchin
- Dr Elizabeth Pulford
- Dr Omolaja Kassim
- Dr Kishan Thakrar
Five existing special visitors were re-appointed in September 2024 for a further tenure of 10 years. They are:
- Dr Karla Greenberg
- Dr Ola Junaid
- Dr Sarah Constantine
- Dr Marion Gray
- Dr Packeerowther Saleem