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Powers of Attorney

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN 45444, tabled on 2 September 2022

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.

Answered on

13 September 2022

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