1. Supporting decision making and mental capacity - Cymru
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Supporting decision making and mental capacity - Cymru
Jan Sensier Deputy Director of Strategy and Corporate Services
12 September 2018

2. Outcomes What we’ll cover
Who we are and what we do
Raising awareness of OPG and our services
Our safeguarding strategy
OPG in the future
Questions

3. Who we are and what we do
The Office of the Public Guardian, England and Wales

4. About OPG Our vision, mission and purpose
OPG is recognised for excellence, innovation and care, with our users at the heart of everything we do.
Mission
to support decision making by promoting and upholding the principles of the Mental Capacity Act.
Purpose
Promote decision making and the right to choose
Support those who empower decision making
Provide high quality, accessible and affordable services

5. Power of attorney applications received
What we do LPAs and deputyship orders
Power of attorney applications received
Deputyship orders
supervised
Source: performance management team and communications team. Figures shown are to June 2018

6. Future planning Lasting powers of attorney
66%
34%
Source: performance management team and communications team. Figures shown are to June 2018

7. Making OPG accessible Welsh language

8. Importance of planning for the future
LPA/court order comparisons
LPA
Court order
Costs
£82 H&W LPA £82 P&F LPA
£400 Application Fee £400 Appeal Fee £500 Hearing Fee
£100 Deputy assessment fee
£320 Annual supervision fee
Timeframes
8 Weeks
12 to 25 weeks
Reporting
Not required
Annual report form to be submitted
Decision making
Choose your own attorneys and restrictions
Court appointed deputy and restrictions

9. Importance of planning for the future
Other types of ‘advance decisions’
Care plans
Wills
Enduring powers of attorney
General powers of attorney
Advance decisions/living wills
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10. Importance of planning for the future
LPA/court order comparisons
LPA
Court order
Costs
£82 H&W LPA £82 P&F LPA
£400 Application Fee £400 Appeal Fee £500 Hearing Fee
£100 Deputy assessment fee
£320 Annual supervision fee
Timeframes
8 Weeks
12 to 25 weeks
Reporting
Not required
Annual report form to be submitted
Decision making
Choose your own attorneys and restrictions
Court appointed deputy and restrictions

11. Importance of planning for the future Impacts on society
LPAs per 1000 adults

12. Raising awareness
Knowledge of OPG/our services, and what we’re doing to raise awareness

13. Raising awareness OPG awareness study: launched July 2017
Who we asked:
What the survey covered:
their knowledge of OPG and its role
understanding of different types of power of attorney
understanding of roles of attorneys and deputies
OPG’s role in safeguarding adults at risk
preferred methods of learning.
Surveyed
1736
Health
Care
Police
LAs
Third sector

14. Raising awareness Study: launched July 2017 Health Care Surveyed 1736
Police
LAs
Third sector
Awareness of legal documents
Health & welfare LPA: 81%
Property & finance LPA: 78%
Enduring power of attorney: 75%
Health & welfare court order: 30%
Property & finance court order: 28%

15. Raising awareness
Next steps
Inform
Improve
Engage

16. Our safeguarding strategy

17. Safeguarding Protecting people at risk A new approach
Closer collaboration with other safeguarding agencies
New referral routes
‘No wrong door’
Timely, proportionate action

18. Safeguarding
OPG approach
Prevention
Investigation
Resolution

19. OPG in the future
Where we want to be

20. Summary
Empowering
Supported decision making. People protected and empowered
Engaging
Highly engaged, motivated staff who see how their role protects the vulnerable
Personal
In our services, our understanding of our users and in our approach
Respected
Product and service legitimacy, thought leaders, trusted, regarded and known for what we do
2025
Accessible
Digital services and high quality interaction with users

21. Questions

22. Keep in touch Here’s how
Office of the Public Guardian:
Court of Protection:
Safeguarding queries/referrals:
@OPGGovUK