Series
Ministry of Justice: Office of the Public Guardian and predecessors: Case Files
Catalogue reference: OPG 3
What's it about?
OPG 3
Case files from the Office of the Public Guardian, polices the activities of deputies, attorneys and guardians who act to protect the financial affairs of people who lack the mental capacity for making decisions about such things
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OPG 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Justice: Office of the Public Guardian and predecessors: Case Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979-2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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Case files from the Office of the Public Guardian, polices the activities of deputies, attorneys and guardians who act to protect the financial affairs of people who lack the mental capacity for making decisions about such things
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The case files are arranged in chronological order
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Office of the Public Guardian, 2007-2007
- Public Guardianship Office, 2001-2007
- Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Protection, 1950-1950
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 37 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Ministry of Justice
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Protection, 1950-; Official Solicitor and Public Trustee, 2001-2007; Offices of Courts Funds, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee, 2007-2009 and Office of the Public Guardian, 2007-.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1979-2018
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) was established on 1 October 2007, replacing the Public Guardianship Office (PGO). Working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, polices the activities of deputies, attorneys and guardians who act to protect the financial affairs of people who lack the mental capacity for making decisions about such things
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17488953/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: OPG
Records created or inherited by the Office of the Public Guardian
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Ministry of Justice: Office of the Public Guardian and predecessors: Case Files