If you registered a Power of Attorney between 1^st April 2013 and 31^st March 2017 you may have been asked by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to pay too much as an administration fee and be due a partial refund.

The miscalculation of fees happened because the OPG became more efficient at processing the registrations but didn’t reduce the fee at the time – fees were only lowered from 1^st April 2017.

To check if you are due a refund take a look here: www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney-refund

Or ring the Office of the Public Guardian on 0300 456 0300 (choose option 6)

You must claim your refund by 31^st January 2021.