About us - Office of the Public Guardian - GOV.UK
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Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for others who cannot decide for themselves.
Office of the
Public Guardian
We do this by:
helping people plan for someone to make decisions for them, should they become unable to do so because they do not have mental capacity
supporting people to make decisions for those that do not have the ability to decide for themselves
We carry out the legal functions of the
Mental Capacity Act 2005
and the
Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
Our responsibilities
We’re responsible for:
taking action where there are concerns about an attorney, deputy or guardian
registering
lasting and enduring powers of attorney
, so that people can choose who they want to make decisions for them
maintaining the registers of attorneys, deputies and guardians
supervising deputies and guardians appointed by the courts, and making sure they carry out their legal duties
looking into reports of abuse against registered attorneys, deputies or guardians
Our priorities
Our current priorities are to:
understand our customers better and plan ways of measuring how well we are meeting their needs
provide more digital services
work with partner organisations to improve our service, and ensure it can be accessed by all our users
Corporate information
Access our information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Equality and diversity
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our energy use
Our governance
Jobs and contracts
Procurement at OPG
Jobs
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Find out about our commitment to
Welsh language scheme
. Our
Personal information charter
explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on
Social media use
. Find out
About our services
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