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BBC Radio 4 – File on 4, No Place Like Home – The Inside Story of Supported Living https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002grh

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pd-9b-notification-of-an-application.pdf The above practice direction came into force from December 2017 requiring 3 people to be notified of applications to become Deputy. It would now…

The Government has issued amendment regulations concerning and the impact that leaving the EU will have on the Court of Protection Rules. http://www.courtofprotectionhub.uk/news/the-family-procedure-rules-2010-and-court-of-protection-rules-2017-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019  

Story from BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47240151  

The next OPG and APAD liaison Meeting is at the end of March. If anyone has any issues they want to be raised by APAD…

We have been advised that the OPG are going to send out Non Compliance letters next week to Public Authority Deputies that are not meeting…

New form and guidance to help you search OPG’s registers https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-form-and-guidance-to-help-you-search-opgs-registers The OPG100 search form has changed so that you can ask for additional information…

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/alan-eccles-to-retire-as-public-guardian The Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian, Alan Eccles, has announced his intention to…

Revising the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice: Call for evidence https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/revising-the-mca-2005-code-of-practice/