Who we are
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) which is part of the Scottish Court Service was established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act by the Scottish Parliament. We are responsible for supervising the actions of those appointed in terms of the Act to manage the property and financial affairs of adults who lack the capacity to carry out these functions for themselves. We also provide a wide range of advice and guidance
The OPG is able to investigate concerns where the property or financial affairs of an adult seem to be at risk.
The management team within the OPG comprises Sandra McDonald Public Guardian; Debra Allison and Rose Wawrzyniak both Deputy Public Guardian Operations. Rose and Debra are responsible for the multifunctional teams. Rose also has responsibility for Investigations, the Account Review team and Accountant of Court's Office which is also based in Hadrian House, Falkirk. Debra's responsibilities cover the Access to Funds team, IT Systems and Customer Information & Liaison.
We aim to provide our customers with an efficient service delivered by highly trained members of staff. Our staff will respond to telephone, written or on-line enquiries within set timescales. For more information on our quality of service see our Customer Charter
OPG operational budget for 2011/2012 is £2,210,224. This total figure incorporates both staff costs £2,043,638 (such as salaries, pensions etc) and non-staff costs £166,586 (telephones, postage, printing, etc).
