Catalogue description Records created or inherited by the Office of the Public Guardian

Details of OPG
Reference: OPG
Title: Records created or inherited by the Office of the Public Guardian
Description:

Records created or inherited by the Office of the Public Guadian (OPG).

For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.
Date: 1979-2018
Related material:

For records created or inherited by the Ministry of Justice, please see: MJ
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Office of the Public Guardian, 2007-

Public Guardianship Office, 2001-2007

Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Protection, 1950-
Physical description: 4 series
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Administrative / biographical background:

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) was established on 1 October 2007 following the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The OPG replaced the Public Guardianship Office which had been established on 1 April 2001 to protect the financial well-being of people with mental incapacity.

The OPG supports and promotes decision making for those who lack capacity or would like to plan for their future, within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The OPG supports the Public Guardian in registering Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA), Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) and supervising Court of Protection (COP) appointed Deputies. It is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.

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