Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales)

Office of the Public Guardian
Executive Agency overview
Formed2007 (2007)
Preceding Executive Agency
  • Public Guardianship Office
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
HeadquartersPO Box 16185, Birmingham, B2 2WH
Minister responsible
Executive Agency executive
  • Amy Holmes, Chief Executive and Public Guardian
Websitegov.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). Initially located in London, most functions transferred to offices in Birmingham and Nottingham during 2009.

List of Public Guardians

Oct 2007 – Jul 2008 00 Richard Brook
Jul 2008 – April 2012 00 Martin John
April 2012– 28 June 2019 00 Alan Eccles
1 July 2019 – March 2022 00 Nick Goodwin
April 2022 - July 2022 00 Stuart Howard (acting)
July 2022 - Present 00 Amy Holmes

See also



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