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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.
The Office of the Public Guardian's business plans sets out the agency's priorities.
This policy explains how accessible the documents Office of the Public Guardian publishes on GOV.UK are.
New, simpler and clearer lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms will be introduced for both property and financial affairs LPAs and health and welfare LPAs
The home of Office of the Public Guardian on GOV.UK. Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for other…
Use this form to complete your annual report, to tell the Office of the Public Guardian about the decisions you’ve made for the person you’re a guardian for.
The Office of the Public Guardian's business plan sets out the agency's priorities for 2020 to 2021.
How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.
Guidance on who Court of Protection visitors are and when their reports can be released.
Twenty-two new general visitors supporting work delivered by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
A good practice guide for professionals preparing to act as an attorney under a lasting power of attorney.
Find out about the information we have on our registers and how to ask us for it
OPG's approved security bond supplier is changing on 1 October 2016.
Contact the Office of the Public Guardian if you have concerns about an attorney, deputy, guardian or a decision they've made for someone else
Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.
Get campaign materials to support the Office of the Public Guardian's (OPG) Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Get a flyer to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
The new Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian has been announced.
Alan Eccles, Public Guardian and Chief Executive of OPG, has been awarded a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours List.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Greig Early appointed as non-executive director for the Office of the Public Guardian
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