Appointment of General Visitors to the Court of Protection
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Appointment of General Visitors to the Court of Protection

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has appointed 22 new Court of Protection General Visitors and reappointed six more.
General visitors are public appointees that assist OPG in the monitoring of court-appointed deputies. In addition, they play a crucial part in OPG investigations by conducting mental capacity evaluations.
The appointments received ministerial approval, and the following list of new appointees began their 10-year terms in April 2022:
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.

Published 12 December 2022Last updated 28 December 2022 + show all updates

28 December 2022Added translation

12 December 2022First published.


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