Office of the Public Guardian Supervsion guidance
- OPG507 - A guide to supervsion of deputies (PDF 0.27MB)
This booklet provides information about the supervision received from the Office of the Public Guardian (the 'OPG') when someone is appointed to the role of Deputy for a person who lacks capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. It sets out the Deputies role and that of the OPG in supervising them.
Lasting Power of Attorney guidance
- LPA102 - Lasting Powers of Attorney - A guide for people who want to make a personal welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (PDF 0.18MB)
- LPA103 - Lasting Powers of Attorney - A guide for people who want to make a property and affairs Lasting Power of Attorney (PDF 0.18MB)
- LPA104 - Lasting Powers of Attorney - A guide for people taking on the role of personal welfare Attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (PDF 0.16MB)
- LPA105 - Lasting Powers of Attorney - A guide for people taking on the role of property and affairs Attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (PDF 0.17MB)
- LPA107 - Lasting Power of Attorney - A guide for Certificate providers and Witnesses (PDF 0.08MB)
- LPA108 - A guide to registering a Lasting Power of Attorney (PDF 0.08MB)
- Examples of what a registered Lasting Power of Attorney will look like (PDF 0.75MB)
There are two examples in this document that show how the PG will register an LPA using a holographic label. One example is for the first page of an LPA and the other is for every other page. The labels and their positioning will be the same for both personal welfare and finance and property LPAs.
General guidance booklets
- OPG503 - Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection - Service standards (PDF 0.10MB)
- OPG505 - Putting things right - A guide on how to complain (PDF 0.10MB)
- OPG505A - Complaint form (PDF 0.09MB)
- OPG506 - Court of Protection and Public Guardian - Fees, exemptions and remissions (PDF 0.11MB)
You can pay Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection fees by credit or debit card over the telephone. All major credit/debit cards are accepted. For further information or to make a payment please call 020 7664 7100, and ask to speak to the Credit Control team. - OPG506A - Application for a fee exemption or remission (PDF 0.25MB)
- OPG502 - Who we are and what do (PDF 0.07MB)
- COP42 - Making an application to the Court of Protection (PDF 0.16MB)
- COP43 - A guide for Deputies appointed by the Court of Protection (PDF 0.15MB)
- LPA109 - Office of the Public Guardian registers - Registers of Lasting Power of Attorney, Register of Enduring Power of Attorney, Register of Court orders appointing Deputies (PDF 0.09MB)
- OPG100 - Application for a search of the Public Guardian registers (PDF 0.12MB)
This form is used to make an application to search the Public Guardian registers and should be downloaded along with the Office of the Public Guardian registers booklet (LPA109). - EPA101 - A guide to Enduring Powers of Attorney (PDF 0.15MB)