Public Guardianship Office
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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in England and Wales
is a government body that, within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
, protects the private assets and supervises the financial affairs of people who lack mental capacity for making decisions. It is an executive agency
of the Ministry of Justice
. The current Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian is Martin John.
The OPG was established on 1 October 2007, replacing the Public Guardianship Office (PGO). Initially located in London, some functions transferred to offices in Birmingham and Nottingham during 2009.
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
is a government body that, within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its primary purpose is to provide a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves....
, protects the private assets and supervises the financial affairs of people who lack mental capacity for making decisions. It is an executive agency
Executive agency
An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland...
of the Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice is a ministerial department of the UK Government headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, who is responsible for improvements to the justice system so that it better serves the public...
. The current Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian is Martin John.
The OPG was established on 1 October 2007, replacing the Public Guardianship Office (PGO). Initially located in London, some functions transferred to offices in Birmingham and Nottingham during 2009.
List of Public Guardians
| Oct 2007-Jul 2008 | Richard Brook Richard Brook Richard Brook was Chief Executive of the UK deafblind charity Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association. He was appointed in July 2008 and left in September 2010. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of the Public Guardianship Office and then first Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the... |
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| Jul 2008-present | Martin John | |