Author: WDL

Source http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27059%3Aombudsman-warns-on-financial-appointee-role-after-council-told-to-repay-p12k&catid=52&Itemid=20 A local authority has agreed to repay nearly £12,000 to a disabled woman for whom it was acting as financial appointee, following an investigation…

Denise Foley-Brookes from the DWP spoke at the AGM and very kindly offered to let people who make contact know who the Pension Centre Liaison person was for…

Link to new OPG gift giving Guide https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517274/OPG2-Giving-gifts-for-someone-else.pdf Assume it is to go along the Practice Note updated in September 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/457921/PGnote_2012_02_gifts.pdf

Public Guardian practice note re OPG’s approach to family care payments. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524111/PGnote_2016_05_family_care_payments.pdf

See link for Updated Guidance (COP44B) to go with COP44A http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hmctsformfinder/cop44b-eng.pdf

See below for the Senior Judge Lush's notes from his presentation at the APAD AGM   https://scoop-cms.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/546775ee47a1556b7b8b47bb/documents/court-of-protection-update-20160504.pdf

See below for the Proposed new Fees. Please can you send any comments/feedback regarding these direct to Martyn Harris, martyn.harris@nottscc.gov.uk, the Joint Chair of APAD by 12.05.2016.  …

Practice Direction B – Fixed Costs in the Court of Protection   This practice direction supplements Part 19 of the Court of Protection Rules 2007…

Story in Law Society Gazette re The Court of Protection is considering giving judges more power to make family members cover the legal costs in disputes…

From June 2016, the savings rates on NS&I Direct Isas, Direct Saver, Income Bonds and the Investment Account will be cut. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35915830 Link to story on…