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The Law Society of Scotland has issued the guidance below to state that trainee solicitors should NOT sign the prescribed certificate under sections 15, 16 and 16a of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. As a result from 3rd April 2017 we will no longer accept a prescribed certificate signed by a trainee solicitor. This change comes into force on 3rd April 2017 and applies to PoA documentation signed after this date. The guidance is as follows: “A trainee without a practising
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Search Guardianship orders performance April 2013 - March 2014 Registered by type Our target is to register 100% of guardianship orders within 5 working days of receipt of the final interlocutor or bond of caution April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL Welfare 73
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Search Guardianship orders performance April 2014 - March 2015 Registered by type Our target is to register 100% of guardianship orders within 5 working days of receipt of the final interlocutor or bond of caution April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL Welfare 89
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Search Guardianship orders performance April 2012 - March 2013 Registered by type Our target is to register 100% of guardianship orders within 5 working days of receipt of the final interlocutor or bond of caution April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL Welfare 65
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Search Guardianship orders performance April 2011 - March 2012 Registered by type Our target is to register 100% of guardianship orders within 5 working days of receipt of the final interlocutor or bond of caution April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL Welfare 72
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Search Guardianship orders performance April 2010 - March 2011 Registered by type Our target is to register 100% of guardianship orders within 5 working days of receipt of the final interlocutor or bond of caution April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL Welfare 57
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We offer an expedited registration service for PoAs that need to be processed urgently. If an EPOAR submission is to be expedited, you must complete the full process including paying the fee before requesting the PoA is considered for expedited processing. All requests for expedited processing, to be emailed to OPG@scotcourts.gov.uk along with the reason why the case should be prioritised, working days. Further information on our expedited process is available
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We have updated our information on caution leaflet. You may wish to refer to the leaflet to check that you are using the latest versions of application forms and list of premiums
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After an update of the EPOAR website, there is an issue with information being obscured by the black bar at the bottom of the page. In order to correct this; log on to EPOAR then press Ctrl + F5 on your keyboard. This will refresh your web browser's cache. After this, you should be able to scroll down and see the full information. (You should only need to do this once per machine/web browser)
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Staff within OPG have access to Experian, a credit search facility that can supply other useful information. We reserve the right to carry out an Experian check on guardians and/or the adult throughout the lifetime of a financial guardianship order, any adverse findings may be reported to the Sheriff. Credit ratings are not affected by this search, and further information can be found on the FAQ section of this website