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
(if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0300 123 1300
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am to 5pm
Wednesday, 10am to 5pm
Find out about call charges
Office of the Public Guardian
PO Box 16185
Birmingham
B2 2WH