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Purpose

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

2.1    This policy outlines the controls which apply to the Client Affairs team to ensure that finances and property affairs are managed appropriately, confidentially and in accordance with the requirements of the Office of the Public Guardian. 

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