The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendments to the 2007 Regulations

7.  In regulation 10 (reductions and remissions)—

(a) after paragraph (1A) insert—

“(1AA) The Public Guardian shall grant a 50% remission of a fee payable under these regulations where, on application for an exemption, reduction or remission it is shown that at the time the fee under these regulations is payable, the relevant person’s gross annual income does not exceed £12,000.

(1AB) Where the Public Guardian grants a remission under this regulation in respect of the following fees—

(a) deputyship general supervision (regulation 8); or

(b) guardianship supervision (regulation 8A);

that remission will be granted for a period that the Public Guardian sees fit, such a period not to exceed 3 years.

(1AC) At the end of the remission period granted under paragraph (1AB) further application for an exemption, reduction or remission may be made under paragraph (1AA). ”;

(b) in paragraph (1B)—

(i) for “Paragraph (1A) does not apply to” substitute “Paragraphs (1AA) and (1AB) do not apply to—”;

(ii) the words from “the office copy” to the end become sub-paragraph (a);

(iii) in sub-paragraph (a), at the end insert “, or”;

(iv) after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(b) the annual administration fee for minimal supervision, prescribed by regulation 8(4)(b).”.

(c) in paragraph (1C)—

(i) for “paragraph (1A)” substitute “this regulation”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “.” substitute “; and”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) “gross annual income” means total annual income received before tax and National Insurance are paid, for the 12 months preceding the date the fee would otherwise become payable.”;

(d) omit paragraph (2).