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Throughout the course of 2022, we worked with a group of professional financial guardians to agree a straightforward, transparent process, where financial guardians can request an uplift in remuneration. An Uplift Application form was developed and piloted with professionals up until recently. Feedback on the new process has been positive and the process and form have been implemented as practice. Remuneration is currently set on a standard scale, based on the value of the adult’s moveable
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As part of the guardianship application process prospective lay guardians are asked to complete a 'declaration form' The form seeks information about the lay guardian’s circumstances and outlines what is expected of them if appointed as guardian. This part of the process allows prospective lay financial guardians to agree to the responsibilities of the role prior to the court making any order. The information captured at this stage provides the court with adequate information to fully
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to act and that you are over the age of 16 years. If you have been granted continuing powers, we also, in writing that you are willing to act as the attorney and that you are over the age of 16 years. If you, the age of 16 years.
If you have been granted continuing powers, we also need confirmation that you
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not fall under the Public Guardian’s remit. An adult is someone who is aged 16 or over. The Adults
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Search Access to funds performance April 2013 - March 2014 Performance against administrative targets Our target is to register 100% of correctly completed Access to Funds applications within 30 working days of receipt April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL
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Search Access to funds performance April 2014 - March 2015 Performance against administrative targets Our target is to register 100% of correctly completed Access to Funds applications within 30 working days of receipt April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL
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Search Access to funds performance April 2012 - March 2013 Performance against administrative targets Our target is to register 100% of correctly completed Access to Funds applications within 30 working days of receipt April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL
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Search Access to funds performance April 2011 - March 2012 Performance against administrative targets Our target is to register 100% of correctly completed Access to Funds applications within 30 working days of receipt April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL
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Search Access to funds performance April 2010 - March 2011 Performance against administrative targets Our target is to register 100% of correctly completed Access to Funds applications within 30 working days of receipt April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar TOTAL
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You may recall that on 29 September 2021, we uploaded an article to advise professional financial guardians’ that the sum of remuneration awarded was inclusive of VAT, and that for any accounts submitted from 1 November 2021 onwards, VAT would not be approved. Since then, we have been in discussion with some of your colleagues, via the Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability Sub-Committee, and have now agreed to retract this decision. As a result, professional financial guardians can