Office of the Public Guardian revises guidance on Court of Protection visitors

The OPG said the changes included:

• updating terminology and language for consistency, and
• adding a section to confirm that OPG does not allow the publication of visit reports or extracts from the visit reports.

The guidance covers:

• What is a Court of Protection visitor? Including the difference between special visitors and general visitors.
• What does a Court of Protection visitor do?
• Releasing a report by the Court of Protection.
• Releasing a report by the Public Guardian.
• Publication of visit reports.

The guidance can be viewed here.