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From Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)
  • You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this.

  • Code of practice giving guidance for decisions made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

  • 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.

  • Official samples of different versions of registered lasting powers of attorney and an explanation of what makes them valid.

  • You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.

  • About an attorney, deputy or guardian

  • Legal guidance for deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for.

  • This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.

  • Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

  • Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.

  • The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.

  • 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.

  • Advice to help court-appointed deputies look after adults at risk.

  • Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy.

  • Find out about making investments for someone who does not have mental capacity.

  • Official sample of an enduring power of attorney and an explanation of what makes the document valid.

  • Guidance for NHS regarding disclosure to individuals holding either a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputyship.

  • Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.

  • What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.

  • People who lack mental capacity can be helped to express their views by an independent mental capacity advocate service.