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Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
The standards for lay deputies, public authority deputies and professional deputies.
Official sample of a deputy order from the Court of Protection and an explanation of what makes the document valid.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.
Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff.
Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
LPAs can help everyone plan for the future in case of accidents, and illnesses such as dementia, strokes and heart disease.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to advice workers.
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.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions.
Additional guidance for professional deputies on how to conduct themselves and actions they must take to meet the standards of the role.
Additional guidance for lay deputies on how to act and what they must do to meet the standards of the role.
This page provides guidance on how OPG is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be updated when new information is available.
Get posters to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
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