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to as the ‘current’ account and it is from this current account that an agreed amount is transferred each month, is in the designated account. Funds will continue to belong to the adult; Credit transactions can continue, transactions will cease from the issue date of the certificate of authority; The legislation provides that none of the accounts are allowed to become overdrawn; Apart from credit transactions no further, in place arrangements which are identified in the certificate; continue credit transactions
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on a time and trouble basis. There are examples of what we consider to be routine guardianship work in our remuneration table. If you wish to claim payment on a time and trouble basis, you will be required
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Throughout the course of 2022, we worked with a group of professional financial guardians to agree a straightforward, transparent process, where financial guardians can request an uplift in remuneration. An Uplift Application form was developed and piloted with professionals up until recently. Feedback on the new process has been positive and the process and form have been implemented as practice. Remuneration is currently set on a standard scale, based on the value of the adult’s moveable
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Search The Public Guardian Fiona Brown Fiona has worked for Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service (SCTS) her whole career. She started as an Administrative Assistant at Airdrie Sheriff Court in 1993, and has performed a variety of operational roles, across numerous locations, since that time
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We are pleased to announce that Carrie Diggins has taken up the position of Deputy Public Guardian on an interim basis. Carrie has a long working service with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and has worked throughout Scotland. More recently she held positions at Falkirk and Stirling sheriff court. Carrie will have responsibility for the operation of the guardianship and access to funds teams. She will also take on the role of Deputy Accountant of Court
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Most refunds for submissions that are rejected or withdrawn on EPOAR will be processed automatically by us within 5 working days and there is no requirement to submit a request. Please be aware that it may take a little longer for the funds to reach your account. If you did not use ‘pay by transfer’ please email opgfinance@scotcourts.gov.uk to request a refund. You may wish to note that a refund is not applicable where an application has been processed and then rejected
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for a copy of the bank statement showing the deposit Trust dividends
Bank statements, , mobile phone
Bank statements Purchases over £200
Receipts Trips/holidays for adult
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that there will be a seamless transition in changing over the PoAs. If the steps are not followed it is possible
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