Office of the Public Guardian

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their health and finance. They also help people plan ahead for someone to make certain important decisions for them, should they become unable to do so […]

Posted on: 6th June 2018

Court of Protection

The Court of Protection makes decisions on financial or welfare matters for people who can’t make decisions at the time they need to because they lack mental capacity. They are responsible for:   deciding whether someone has the mental capacity to make a particular decision for themselves appointing deputies to make ongoing decisions for people […]

Posted on: 6th June 2018

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

The Ombudsman service looks at individual complaints about councils, all adult social care providers (including care homes and home care agencies) and some other organisations providing local public services. They are a free service. They investigate complaints in a fair and independent way and do not take sides. There is information on the website about […]

Posted on: 19th December 2011

Information Commissioner's Office

The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights Their mission is to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. They do this by overseeing the laws that give you rights about the official information you can see and the personal […]

Posted on: 19th December 2011