Deputies: make decisions for someone who lacks capacity
Supervision, support and visits
As a deputy, you바카라 사이트™ll be supervised by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). They are authorised to contact you or visit you to check you바카라 사이트™re meeting their standards for deputies. They can also give you advice and support.
If you fail to meet their standards, OPG might ask the court to stop you being a deputy.
How you바카라 사이트™ll be supervised
New deputies get a 바카라 사이트˜general바카라 사이트™ level of supervision for their first year.
After that, if you바카라 사이트™re a property and affairs deputy you바카라 사이트™ll move to 바카라 사이트˜minimal바카라 사이트™ supervision if both:
- you바카라 사이트™re managing less than £21,000
- you no longer need a general level of supervision
You바카라 사이트™ll pay a lower fee and have to write a shorter annual deputy report than deputies with general supervision.
Supervision visits
You may be visited by a Court of Protection visitor to check if you:
- understand your duties
- have the right level of support from OPG
- are carrying out your duties properly
- are being investigated because of a complaint
The visitor will call you to arrange the visit and explain why they바카라 사이트™re visiting.
Contact OPG
Tell OPG if you바카라 사이트™re planning to make an important decision, for example you want to sell the property of the person you바카라 사이트™re deputy for so they can move into a care home.
Office of the Public Guardian
customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 456 0300
Textphone: 0115 934 2778
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am to 5pm
Wednesday, 10am to 5pm
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Office of the Public Guardian
PO Box 16185
Birmingham
B2 2WH