Statement from the Office of the Public Guardian Scotland

“It has come to our attention that there are companies advertising to assist with, in certain circumstances, the claiming back of nursing or care home fees which have been paid from 2004 onwards.

We would like to advise that this applies in England and not Scotland.”

On the same “News” page you will see the welcome progress that is being made regarding the processing times of Powers of Attorney.

More on this can be found here.

The Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) is not currently able to meet its target turnaround time of registering Powers of Attorney within 30 working days from receipt.

Not surprisingly the OPG is receiving a significant amount of telephone calls from customers seeking confirmation that it has received their Powers of Attorney for registration.

The OPG currently estimate that registration should be notified within two months of the Powers of Attorney being sent to the OPG.