The Public Guardian and applications to revoke lasting powers of attorney – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Office of the Public Guardian was recently ordered to pay costs after the dismissal of its application to the Court of Protection to revoke lasting powers of attorney. Christine Cooper explains why.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Society voices ‘genuine concerns’ about power of attorney reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Law Society has raised concerns about plans to make it easier to obtain lasting power of attorney (LPA), warning that sufficient safeguards must remain in place to protect the vulnerable.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 14th October 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

What Are Deputyships And What Do They Mean For Our Rights? – Each Other

‘There are two distinct types of deputyship: property and financial affairs deputyship (PFAP) and personal welfare deputyship (PWD). Approximately 375 PWDs and 15,000 PFAPs are applied per year.’

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Each Other, 18th August 2021

Source: eachother.org.uk

Transforming the services of the Office of the Public Guardian – enabling digital by default – Ministry of Justice

“Our consultation paper ‘Transforming the Services of the Office of the Public Guardian’, published on 27 July 2012, invited comments on a range of issues related to the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) aspiration to deliver its services digitally by default. In our response, published in January 2013, we set out the changes that we would complete by April 2013. This included reducing the statutory waiting period for registering a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) form from six weeks to four weeks and amending the regulations to allow court appointed deputies to change bond provider without the need to apply to the Court of Protection. However, other changes required further policy development or were dependant on the OPG replacement IT system being in place in 2014.”

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Ministry of Justice, 15th October 2013

Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk

St Paul’s seeks injunction to evict Occupy London camp – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in byelaws, demonstrations, injunctions, news, Office of the Public Guardian by tracey

“The City of London Corporation and St Paul’s Cathedral will seek injunctions to evict the anti-capitalist protest camp from the grounds of the historic building, as clergy prepared to celebrate its reopening with a lunchtime service.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Office of the Public Guardian: Amendments to secondary legislation – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 21st, 2009 in consultations, guardianship, Office of the Public Guardian by sally

“This consultation paper represents the next step in the review process of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and addresses areas of legislation and policy that in practice have not worked as well as intended.”

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Ministry of Justice, 17th December 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Jack Straw: Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 5th, 2009 in Court of Protection, Office of the Public Guardian, press releases by sally

“The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has responded to recent media coverage regarding the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection.”

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Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Government response on fees for court of protection and public guardian published – Government News Network

“Government response to the public’s views on proposed fees for the new Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian was published today.”

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Department for Constitutional Affairs press release, 30th April 2007

Source: www.gnn.gov.uk