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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”) by—

  • amending regulation 10 (reductions and remissions in exceptional circumstances) to permit the Public Guardian to remit or reduce certain fees prescribed by the 2007 Regulations where a relevant person is in receipt of universal credit under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (regulation 4);

  • amending the Schedule to the 2007 Regulations (Fees to be taken) to reduce the fee for an application to register an enduring, or a lasting, power of attorney from £130 to £110, and to reduce the fee for a repeat application to register a lasting power of attorney from £65 to £55.