The Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007

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39.—(1) Any report which the court requires a deputy [F1or a guardian] to submit to the Public Guardian must include such material as the court may direct.

(2) The report must also contain or be accompanied by—

(a)specified information or information of a specified description; or

(b)specified documents or documents of a specified description.

(3) But paragraph (2)—

(a)extends only to information or documents which are reasonably required in connection with the exercise by the Public Guardian of functions conferred on him under the Act; and

(b)is subject to paragraph (1) and to any other directions given by the court.

(4) Where powers as respects a person's property and affairs are conferred on a deputy under section 16 of the Act [F2or a guardian under the 2017 Act], the information specified by the Public Guardian under paragraph (2) may include accounts which—

(a)deal with specified matters; and

(b)are provided in a specified form.

(5) The Public Guardian may require—

(a)any information provided to be verified in such manner, or

(b)any document produced to be authenticated in such manner,

as he may reasonably require.

(6) “Specified” means specified in a notice in writing given to the deputy [F3or the guardian] by the Public Guardian.

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