Policy paper

Safeguarding policy: protecting vulnerable adults

Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's policy on protecting adults at risk of abuse or neglect.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Published: 1 December 2015
• Last updated: 11 January 2023
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  1. 11 January 2023

     Amended privacy information to reflect UKGDPR requirements

  2. 11 January 2022

     Amend Welsh page details to make them consistent with English language page details

  3. 17 November 2020

     Making the English print version accessible Adding the large print English language version

  4. 4 July 2017

     Added Welsh translation page with guide

  5. 2 December 2015

     New version of the safeguarding policy (December 2015).

  6. 1 December 2015

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

Documents

SD8: Office of the Public Guardian safeguarding policy (web version)

HTML

SD8: Office of the Public Guardian safeguarding policy (print version)

PDF, 197 KB, 18 pages

SD8 Office of the Public Guardian safeguarding policy (large print)

PDF, 207 KB, 41 pages

Details

Part of the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) role is safeguarding (protecting) people at risk of abuse or neglect. This includes investigating suspected abuse by:

• deputies appointed by the Court of Protection
• attorneys appointed under a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA)
• attorneys appointed under a registered enduring power of attorney (EPA)

This document sets out OPG’s safeguarding policy.