Office of the Public Guardian
Fees
N.B. The fee rates below are payable from
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Description |
Fee payable |
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1. PART 1 OF THE ACT - SEARCH OF REGISTERS UNDER SECTION 6(2)(b) OF THE ACT
per half hour or any part thereof
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£8.00 |
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PART 2 OF THE ACT - CONTINUING POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND WELFARE POWERS OF ATTORNEY 2. Submission of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act 3. Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of registration issued under section 19(2) of the Act 4. Audit of accounts submitted by a continuing attorney under section 20(2)(b) of the Act
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£60.00
£11.00
£87.00 |
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PART 3 OF THE ACT - ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS 5. Processing of an application for
authorisation to obtain information about the adult’s funds under section 24C
of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a
certificate authorising any fundholder to provide the applicant with such information 6. Where
there is no application under section 24C or where certificate granted under
section 24C is more than 4 months old, processing of an application for
authorisation to intromit with funds under section 25 of the Act, and where
such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to
the withdrawer 7. Processing of an
application for appointment as a joint withdrawer under section 26B of the
Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of
authority to the joint withdrawer 8. Processing of an application for appointment as a
reserve withdrawer under section 26D 9. Provision of a certificate of authority to the
reserve withdrawer under section 26E(3)(b) where the certificate is not
applied for at the same time as the application under section 26D is made 10. Processing of an application for variation of a
withdrawal certificate under section 26F of the Act, and where such an
application is granted, the issue of a varied withdrawal certificate to the
withdrawer 11. Where an application for authority to transfer a
specified sum under section 26G of the Act is not made at the same time as an
application under section 25, processing of an application under section 26G,
and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate to the
applicant 12. Provision
of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of authority issued under
sections 24C(3), 24D(3), 25(4)(b), 26B(4)(b), 26E(3)(b), 26F(3)(b) or
26G(4)(b) 13. Processing
of an application for renewal of authority to intromit with funds under
section 31B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue
of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer |
£60.00
£60.00 £11.00 £11.00 £11.00 £11.00 £11.00 £11.00 £35.00 |
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14. Provision of a copy - Per page On a computer disc or in other electronic form
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£0.20
£3.00 |
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15. Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of-
(a) a guardianship order;
(b) an intervention order;
(c) a variation of a guardianship order;
(d) a variation of an intervention order; or (e) a renewal of a guardianship order, made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution or other security and issuing certificates)
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£60.00 |
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16. Authorisation of a gift out of the adult's estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500
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£41.00 |
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Grant of discharge of a guardian under section 72(1) of the Act-
(a) for an estate with no heritable property
(b) for an estate with heritable property
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No Fee
No Fee |
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17. Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act-
(a) for an estate with no heritable property
(b) for an estate with heritable property
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£41.00
£87.00 |
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18. Approval of guardian's management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act-
Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000
£30,001 to £50,000
£50,001 to £100,000
£100,001 to £500,000
£500,001 and over
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£41.00
£174.00
£348.00
£580.00
£870.00 |
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19. Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act
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£116.00 |
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20. Audit (except final audit) of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-
Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000
£30,001 to £50,000
£50,001 to £100,000
£100,001 to £250,000
£250,001 to £750,000
£750,001 to £2,000,000
£2,000,001 and over
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£58.00
£145.00
£406.00
£522.00
£696.00
£1392.00
£2030.00 |
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21. Final audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act-
Estate value (excluding heritable property)
£0 to £30,000
£30,001 to £50,000
£50,001 to £100,000
£100,001 to £250,000
£250,001 to £750,000
£750,001 to £2,000,000
£2,000,001 and over
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£108.00
£195.00
£456.00
£572.00
£746.00
£1442.00
£2080.00 |