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Powers of Attorney

Ministry of Justice written question – answered on 13th September 2022.

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Photo of Jessica Morden Jessica Morden Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee), Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip), Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was to register a Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) January to July 2022.

Photo of Rachel Maclean Rachel Maclean The Minister of State, Home Department, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

The average time taken to register a Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) was as follows:

a) April 2019 – March 2020 – 40 days b) April 2020 – March 2021 - 58 days c) April 2021 – March 2022 – 69 days d) 01 April 2022 – 31 July 2022 – 85 days

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 13 September 2022, cW)