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in doing so. If you wish us to be involved in an event or to provide an information session, please send your request, detailing as much information as possible about the purpose of the event and numbers attending to: opg@scotcourts.gov.uk This information will help us to assess how best we can help, meetings around the country to inform of our role and the options available for financial decision making under the AWI Act. The majority of the outreach we provide are events or information sessions
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There is a fault with our electronic registration facility, known as EPOAR. This has been escalated to our IT team to investigate. We are unable to give further information at the moment but will provide an update when we know more and when the fault has been resolved. You can however to continue submit powers of attorney via the EPOAR system meantime. We are continuing to work on EPOAR cases, apologies for any inconvenience caused
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business.
Our overriding aim is to ensure that the principles of the Adults with Incapacity, enquiries within set timescales. Information on our standards of service can be found in our customer charter We want to minimise any inconvenience and reduce anxiety to our customers by setting out, professional manner. Further information is available in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Equality, , information about our complaints procedure is available from the Scottish Courts & Tribunals website
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of what’s involved to help you get started Information you will need to have to hand Before making an application you will need to have information about the adult’s day to day needs, for example, to be budgeted for. You will also need to have information about the adult's account, for example, for the access to funds scheme. If you do not have sufficient information about the adult's bank, of funds in the account; and any other information needed to allow you to decide if the access to funds
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the data protection law you are entitled to obtain certain personal information that an organisation holds about you. General information about the data protection principles and your rights can, When an appointment has been registered under the terms of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) 2000, be provided for the appointed person e.g. any attorney, guardian, intervener or withdrawer and also for the adult/granter concerned. Please tell us about a change of address. This information
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with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, you can get in touch with us in a variety of ways: Visiting us: Our, Investigation enquiries
General & case related investigation enquiries, making referrals, for guardianship & intervention order enquiries New applications for guardianship or intervention orders 01324 678300 and press option 3 opgorders@scotcourts.gov.uk Guardianship & intervention order enquiries
Inventory, management plans, and applications to buy/sell property, gifts, renew
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A continuing or welfare attorney who wishes to resign should write to us, and where appropriate inform the following of their intention to resign: the granter of the PoA any guardian or, where, /revoke their PoA More information can be found in the Code of Practice provided by the Scottish
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This year’s national Power of Attorney day is being held on the 29th September 2022. The event is being organised by mypowerofattorney.org.uk, they will be running an online campaign between 19th September 2022 to 14th October 2022. If you are interested in learning more there are handy videos being hosted on Videos – Enterprise Screen
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This year’s national Power of Attorney day is being held on the 23rd November 2023. The event is being organised by mypowerofattorney.org.uk, they will be running an online campaign over the coming weeks. If you are interested in learning more there are handy videos being hosted on Enterprise Screen website
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Whilst a number of companies offer cautionary cover, every 4 years OPG Scotland appoint a “preferred provider”. The current arrangement expires on 30 November 2021, and we are now seeking applications from providers who would be interested in becoming our “preferred provider” for the 2021-2025 period. Your application should be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) portal at https, if they are interested in participating and meet the criteria. Registration is quick and free. The closing date