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Minutes of Court User Group Meeting Tuesday 30 April 2019
Minutes of Court User Group Meeting Tuesday 30 April 2019 CUG Minutes of meeting 30 04 19 (Final version)
Presentations and Feedback from the APAD Conference (21/05/19)
Presentations:- A View from the Court of Protection – Senior Judge Hilder APAD COP Conference 2019 slides.pptx 21.05.19 OPG – Ria Baxendale APAD presentation oPG…
Photos from the APAD conference 21/05/19
Senior Judge Hilder Ria Baxendale – OPG Professor Keith Brown Trojan Illegal Money Lending Team. Pre Paid Card Network APAD Accreditation APAD UC Working Group…
OPG guidance for the UK Regulators Network (Ofcom and Ofgem etc.)
See the link for the Guidance which was referred to by Ria Baxendale from the OPG at the APAD conference. https://www.ukrn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OPG18-UKRN-guidance-final-20190502.pdf
Universal credit: 10% deducted from claimants, figures show (Story from Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/universal-credit-dwp-deductions-benefit-families-claimants-a8916921.html
A recent Court of Protection case about capacity to marry, enter into a prenuptial agreement and a discussion about capacity to know the value of your estate
Link to Judgement https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP/2019/6.html Link to Useful Mental Capacity Law and Policy explanation. http://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-pre-nuptial-agreements-and-knowledge-of-your-own-assets/
New OPG Guidance re Investing for someone as their attorney or deputy
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/investing-for-someone-as-their-attorney-or-deputy
Complaints about disability benefit assessments up 6,000% in three years, figures show
Story from the Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disability-benefit-assessment-complain-uk-government-a8894341.html
HH Judge Hilder: studies suggest nephews are most likely to abuse power of attorney.
https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/nephews-most-likely-to-abuse-power-of-attorney-duty-senior-judge-says/