Change description : 2026-01-25 09:30:00: Guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the Office of the Public Guardian’s approach. [Guidance and regulation]
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This guidance advises deputies and attorneys on how to approach giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for.
Attorneys and deputies can only give gifts on behalf of that person:
in some situations
if it’s in the person’s best interests
The guidance explains:
the legal framework to gifting
the approach the Office of the Public Guardian takes when deputies or attorneys go beyond their authority to give gifts