tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation from Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) 2025-06-18T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/fixed-costs-and-remuneration-of-professional-deputies 2025-06-18T00:00:00+01:00 Fixed costs and remuneration of professional deputies This guidance sets out the Public Guardian’s position on a number of issues related to fixed costs charged by professional and public authority deputies tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/getting-started-as-an-attorney-health-and-welfare 2025-05-30T14:12:00+01:00 Getting started as an attorney: health and welfare What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for health and care decisions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/getting-started-as-an-attorney-property-and-financial-affairs 2025-05-30T14:10:26+01:00 Getting started as an attorney: property and financial affairs What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/professional-deputy-costs 2025-05-28T08:01:25+01:00 Professional deputy costs Good practice guidance from the Office of the Public Guardian and the Senior Courts Costs Office. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/making-decisions-who-decides-when-you-cant 2025-05-23T12:51:18+01:00 Making decisions: who decides when you can’t? How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/apply-to-be-a-panel-deputy 2025-05-20T14:37:51+01:00 Apply to be a panel deputy Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/pay-your-deputyship-fees 2025-04-28T15:34:27+01:00 Pay your deputyship fees Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/opgs-approach-to-family-care-payments 2025-03-07T13:49:51+00:00 OPG’s approach to family care payments The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/panel-deputies-list-of-court-approved-professionals 2025-02-14T11:03:31+00:00 Panel deputies: list of court-approved professionals Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/court-of-protection-visitors-and-the-release-of-their-reports 2025-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports Guidance on who Court of Protection visitors are and when their reports can be released. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/giving-gifts 2024-09-11T17:27:31+01:00 Giving gifts Legal guidance for deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/public-guardian-practice-note-surety-bonds 2024-08-23T16:59:10+01:00 Surety bonds: Public Guardian practice note What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/your-voice-your-decision-digital-screen 2024-08-23T11:47:47+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: digital screen Get a digital screen image to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/your-voice-your-decision-social-media-and-newsletter-content 2024-08-23T10:22:40+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: social media and newsletter content Get social media content, images, and newsletter information to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/lasting-power-of-attorney-campaign-leaflet 2024-08-21T15:22:18+01:00 Your Voice, Your Decision: campaign leaflet Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/how-we-deal-with-safeguarding-concerns 2024-08-13T14:33:18+01:00 How we deal with safeguarding concerns Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/health-and-social-care-workers-mental-capacity-act-decisions 2024-07-16T17:04:42+01:00 Health and social care workers: Mental Capacity Act decisions How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to health and social care staff. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/using-the-view-an-lpa-service 2024-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Using the View an LPA service 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/using-the-donors-lpa-access-codes-and-view-an-lpa 2024-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Using the donor’s LPA: access codes and View an LPA You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/avoiding-errors-when-completing-a-lasting-power-of-attorney-form 2023-10-05T09:40:13+01:00 Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.