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New Court of Protection General Vistsors appointed

16/12/2022

 
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has announced the appointment of 22 new Court of Protection General Visitors and the re-appointment of a further six. 
General visitors are public appointees who support OPG in supervising court appointed deputies. They also play a key role in OPG investigations by conducting mental capacity assessments.

The appointments have had ministerial approval and the following list of new appointees started their tenure in April 2022, for a period of 10 years:
  • Annie Smith
  • Barry Purdell
  • Clarah Abange
  • Debbie Parker
  • Elaine Bowden
  • Elizabeth Rees
  • Hilary Travis
  • Janyce Quigley
  • Katie Barker
  • Katie Smith-Palomeque
  • Kimberley Barrett
  • Leah Austin
  • Louise Ahrens
  • Nicholas Rosenfeld
  • Olumide Odubawo
  • Saka Awokoya
  • Sarah Flaxman
  • Sarah Woodford
  • Sughra Nazir
  • Sullay Adekulay
  • Suzanne Ryan
  • William Walton
The following existing visitors were re-appointed in April 2022 for a further tenure of 10 years:
  • Barry Whitmore
  • Beverley Blythe
  • Graeme Currie
  • Mark Farnsworth
  • Stephen Gray
  • Sue Joyce
These are statutory appointments under section 61 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and have been made in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.

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