Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales)

Office of the Public Guardian

Executive Agency overview
Formed	2007 (2007)
Preceding Executive Agency	Public Guardianship Office
Jurisdiction	England and Wales
Headquarters	PO Box 16185, Birmingham, B2 2WH
Minister responsible	Alex Chalk MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Executive Agency executive	Amy Holmes, Chief Executive and Public Guardian
Website	gov.uk/opg

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in England and Wales is a government body that, within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, polices the activities of deputies, attorneys and guardians who act to protect the financial affairs of people who lack the mental capacity for making decisions about such things. It is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The current Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian is Amy Holmes, replacing Stuart Howard, who acted as interim Public Guardian from April 2022 to July 2022.

The OPG was established on 1 October 2007, replacing the Public Guardianship Office (PGO).^[1] Initially located in London, most functions transferred to offices in Birmingham and Nottingham during 2009.^[2]