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Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling

• When you can make decisions for someone

  Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…

• How to make decisions

  As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…

• Checking mental capacity

  A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…

Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.

• Updated: 20 February 2013

• Updated: 10 May 2013

How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

• Updated: 27 September 2024

What to do if someone you know is having issues with their benefits: the ways you can manage their claim and how to call a helpline to ask for help.

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Updated: 16 June 2022

Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.

• Updated: 13 August 2024