The Court of Protection can appoint us to act as deputy for someone who lacks mental capacity.
You can refer someone who is receiving social care support from us and they do not have:
- the mental capacity to make financial decisions on their own
- an existing deputy or other representatives
- family or friends that are willing, able or suitable to act as their deputy
- family or friends
You can make a referral by:
- emailing clientaffairs@southwark.gov.uk
- calling 0207 525 1111
Our role as deputy
Our Client Affairs Team will manage the person’s financial affairs.
They will:
- manage routine spending, like paying bills
- make sure they have access to money to meet their daily needs
- pay care bills
- change accommodation to meet their needs
- apply for state benefits
Our role as deputy ends when the person dies or regains capacity.
Charges
This is not a free service.
We apply charges set by the Court of Protection including:
- a £944 one-off set up fee
- £982 annual management fee for the first year, or 3.5% of your net assets if they're less than £20,300
- £824 annual management for subsequent years, or 3.5% of your net assets if they're less than £20,300
- any other costs applied by the Court of Protection