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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
How you can ask to search the Public Guardian register of guardianship orders and request additional information.
LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.
OPG’s standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies and guidance to advise on how they can meet those standards.
Report and accounts showing who paid for Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent.
Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Giving people permission to make decisions about your money and property - how to use, register or cancel an enduring power of attorney
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian’s guardianship supervision privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Court appointed deputies to receive new and improved report forms for health and welfare decisions and property and financial decisions.
Official samples of lasting powers of attorney, an enduring power of attorney and a deputy order.
Advice for attorneys and court-appointed deputies about giving gifts on behalf of another person.
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is announced as a Gold winner of the 2019 Mind workplace wellbeing index award
InTouch is the Office of the Public Guardian’s newsletter for court-appointed deputies.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
Get posters to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
The process of managing a loved one’s affairs is to be strengthened and modernised under major reforms announced today (Tuesday, 20 July).
Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
The View an LPA service can be used by companies and organisations to check an LPA is valid and who the attorneys are, helping keep their customers safe.
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