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Official Statistics

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Updated 28 June 2012
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2010 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Total
Applications made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 5005 5092 5286 5076 20459
of which Applications for appointment of a property and affairs deputy 2938 3195 3440 3228 12801
of which plus applications for a one-off property and affairs order 160 191 121 177 649
of which Applications for appointment of a health and welfare deputy 106 93 72 68 339
of which plus applications for a one-off health and welfare order 15 18 22 17 72
of which Applications for appointment of a hybrid deputy 206 162 156 154 678
of which plus applications for a one-off property & affairs and health & welfare order 14 19 31 36 100
of which Applications for orders appointing new trustees 147 135 166 130 578
of which Applications to execute wills, apply for gifts and orders for settlement, including those where there is an Enduring Power of Attorney or Lasting Power of Attorney 133 125 135 124 517
of which Applications relating to Enduring Powers of Attorney 159 176 171 129 635
of which Applications relating to Lasting Powers of Attorney 58 60 60 76 254
of which Applications by an existing deputy or registered attorney 833 811 683 524 2851
of which Applications for discharge of the deputy (where P ceases to lack capacity/the deputy wishes to retire/the deputy is no longer suitable to act) 59 86 86 77 308
of which Other 177 21 143 336 677
Orders made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 4307 3339 5361 4791 17798
of which Orders appointing deputy for property and affairs 3291 2288 3316 2874 11769
of which plus one-off orders relating to property and affairs 11 37 254 122 424
of which Orders appointing deputy for health and welfare 39 25 41 28 133
of which plus one-off orders relating to health and welfare 9 15 57 78 159
of which Orders appointing a hybrid deputy 0 2 6 5 13
of which plus one-off orders relating to both property & affairs and health & welfare 0 0 6 6 12
of which Orders made appointing new trustees 107 93 101 133 434
of which Orders authorising the execution of wills, the making of gifts and the granting of settlements, including those relating to Enduring Powers of Attorney and Lasting Powers of Attorney 54 35 116 140 345
of which Orders relating to Enduring Powers of Attorney 85 49 48 47 229
of which Orders relating to Lasting Powers of Attorney 44 29 32 43 148
of which Orders relating to an existing deputyship or attorneyship 432 524 667 442 2065
of which Orders discharging the deputy (where P ceases to lack capacity/the deputy wishes to retire/the deputy is no longer suitable to act) 1 7 38 57 103
of which Other 234 235 679 816 1964
EPAs Received 5458 4965 4949 4317 19689
LPAs Received 38558 41847 42738 39902 163045
Total POAs Received 44016 46812 47687 44219 182734
Number of Deputyships appointed 3584 2370 3089 2901 11944