Supervision of guardians
I1I217Supervision of guardians by the Public Guardian
1
Section 58 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (functions of the Public Guardian) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (2) insert—
2A
The Public Guardian also has the following functions—
a
establishing and maintaining a register of guardianship orders,
b
supervising guardians,
c
receiving security which the court requires a guardian to give for the exercise of the guardian's functions,
d
receiving reports from guardians,
e
reporting to the court on such matters relating to proceedings under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 as the court requires,
f
dealing with representations (including complaints) about the way in which a guardian is exercising the guardian's functions, and
g
publishing, in any manner the Public Guardian thinks appropriate, information about the exercise of his or her functions in connection with guardians and guardianship orders.
3
In subsection (3), after “this Act” insert “
or the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
”
.
4
In subsection (4)—
a
in paragraph (a), after “court” insert “
or guardians
”
, and
b
after paragraph (f) insert—
g
the making of reports to the Public Guardian by guardians.
5
In subsection (5), after “functions” insert “
in relation to lasting powers of attorney or deputies
”
.
6
After subsection (6) insert—
7
In this section “guardian” and “guardianship order” have the same meaning as in the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017.