Ministry of Justice
The OPG's remit is to support and enable people to plan ahead to prepare for both their health and their finances to be looked after should they lose capacity in future, and to safeguard the interests of people who may lack the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves.
Established in 2007 under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. OPG is wholly funded from fee income with the exception of Exemptions and Remissions which are funded by the taxpayer in compliance with Managing Public Money. CE Remuneration is salary received for 2012-13, plus any bonus paid. 2012-13 Provision from 2013-14 Resource Estimate £-2576k. As an Executive Agency, the Chief Exec is the chair of the management board. The members appointment information is for Non-Executive directors on the board. Of the 615 staff, 462 are payroll, 153 are non payroll.
| Address | Office of the Public Guardian, PO Box 16185, Birmingham, B2 2WH |
| Phone | 0300 456 0300 |
| customerservices@publicguardian.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/opg |
| Chair | |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Alan Eccles |
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