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Policy details

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Purpose
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Definitions
  5. 5
    Legal context
  6. 6
    Associated Council policies
  7. 7
    Referral - conditions of acceptance
  8. 8
    Application for authority where no other person is willing or able to act
  9. 9
    Authority to act
  10. 10
    Supporting involvement
  11. 11
    Management of financial and property affairs
  12. 12
    Property
  1. 13
    Responsibilities for a deceased person’s estate
  2. 14
    When Client Affairs team responsibilities end
  3. 15
    Fees charged by the Client Affairs team
  4. 16
    Monitoring
  5. 17
    Reports to the Office of the Public Guardian
  6. 18
    Dissatisfaction/complaints
  7. 19
    Implementation
  8. 20
    Review
  9. 21
    Appendix 1: Terms used in this policy
  10. 22
    Appendix 2: Client Affairs fees – from April 2024
  11. 23
    Appendix 3: The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice
  12. 24
    Policy details

Document reference:

GCC-ASC-POL-017

Version:

2

Ratified by Adult Senior Management Team

17 July 2017

Originator/author:

Policy Reviewing Officer

Responsible committee/individual:

Adult Social Care

Executive lead:

Lead Officer Client Affairs

Policy issued:

8 August 2017

Policy reviewed:

November 2018

September 2019

October 2022

April 2024

Appendix 2 amended (due to fee change)

January 2022

Next policy review:

April 2025
Last reviewed:
Previous Appendix 3: The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice