Appointeeship held by organisation

Lou2023Lou
Lou2023Lou Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited April 2023 in Benefits and income
Hi,

Is it possible to be a Deputy (COP) for someone, but assign the Appointeeship to a separate organisation?
If so, what organisations (not the local council) provide this service?

My brother lives in supported housing and my family and I very much want to have Deputyship  but anything to do with money or budgeting causes tension and damages the relationship with my brother. Having an external organisation involved as an appointee would provide a buffer.

Thank you for any replies in advance.

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  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Hello @Lou2023Lou

    Welcome to the community! :)

    When looking at the GOV website it explains there are two types of deputyship:
    There are 2 types of deputy.
    Property and financial affairs deputy
    You’ll do things like pay the person’s bills or organise their pension.
    Personal welfare deputy
    You’ll make decisions about medical treatment and how someone is looked after.
    It looks like you apply through the GOV website and go through the courts. It says the Office of The Public Guardian will be the ones you liaison with. Maybe reach out to them to see if you could get more information? 
    Office of the Public Guardian
    customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk
    Telephone: 0300 456 0300
    Textphone: 0115 934 2778
    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am to 5pm
    Wednesday, 10am to 5pm
    Find out about call charges

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