Question follow-through · 53752
Powers of Attorney
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Office of the Public Guardian in investigating a person with lasting power of attorney.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 28 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Family Courts: Appeals · 10 Dec 2025
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Office of the Public Guardian in investigating a person with lasting power of attorney.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has processes in place to review the performance of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and hold it to account. The MoJ reviews OPG performance through a system based on the Cabinet Office requirements for sponsorship of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Family Courts: Appeals
10 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the right of appeal escalatory route from the Family Court judges to the High Court on judicial oversight accountability.