Glossary

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)

The body that registers LPAs and supervises attorneys and Court-appointed Deputies in England and Wales.

The OPG is part of the Ministry of Justice. It operates the public register of LPAs, processes applications to register LPAs (currently around 16 to 20 weeks), and investigates concerns about attorney or deputy conduct.

The OPG charges a registration fee per LPA, currently £92, payable directly to it.

Related terms

Other terms that come up alongside this one.

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
A legal document giving chosen attorneys authority to make decisions for the person who made it, used if the person loses capacity to decide for themselves.
Court of Protection
The court that makes decisions for people who lack mental capacity, including appointing Deputies where no LPA is in place.
Deputy
A person appointed by the Court of Protection to make decisions for someone who has lost capacity without an LPA in place.

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Lasting Powers of Attorney
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