Deputy guidance: how to carry out your duties
Advice to help court-appointed deputies look after adults at risk.
Applies to England and Wales
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These leaflets are for anyone who has been appointed as a deputy by the Court of Protection. They include guidance on:
- getting started as a deputy
- how to make decisions
- keeping records
- reporting to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG)
- how OPG supervises deputies
- investigations and protecting vulnerable adults
- Court of Protection visitors
- dealing with banks and other financial institutions
Last updated 21 March 2023 + show all updates
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Updated fees in SD3 PDFs.
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the online booklet "SD3 How to be a property and affairs deputy" states that the fee to apply to the Court to sell property is £365 however COP44 states that an application fee is £371 so being unsure, I contacted the OPG and they stated the cost for this application is £365 as detailed in the 'SD3' booklet. This I now know is incorrect as the Court have returned my cheque.
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Added large print version of english language SD3 'How to be a property and affairs deputy'
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Court of Protection Fees changed from £400 to £365.
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Amended and added guidance in Welsh.
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Added translation
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Added translation
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The guidance booklet FS03 information for personal welfare deputies has been replaced by the booklet SD4 How to be a deputy: health and welfare decisions.
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Removed SD4 for revision.
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Added SD4: How to be a health and welfare deputy
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Guidance for people wanting to manage a bank account for someone else has been added to this page.
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Added Welsh translation.
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New and updated guidance for deputies has been added to these pages.
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First published.