Deputies: make decisions for someone who lacks capacity
Complete your deputy report
You must write a report each year explaining the decisions you鈥檝e made as a deputy. You might be asked to do this more often if the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) needs additional information.
You may also need to write a final report if you stop being a deputy.
If you鈥檙e a public authority or professional deputy using the service for the first time, you need to contact your case manager to register first. If you鈥檙e a deputy for a friend or family member, you can create an account online.
Or you can download and fill in a paper annual report form. The address you need to send it to is on the form.
What to include
Your report must include:
- the reasons for your decisions and why they were in the best interests of the person you鈥檙e deputy for
- who you spoke to and why what they said was in the person鈥檚 best interests
- the finances of the person if you鈥檙e their property and financial deputy
The OPG will tell you when it鈥檚 time to send it.
If you do not send the report the OPG might:
- increase your level of supervision
- ask the court to replace you with a different deputy