Question reference: S6W-17496
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 April 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15518 by Kevin Stewart on 17 March 2023, whether it will provide the full-year information regarding the average response time for the Office of the Public Guardian to process (a) Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) submissions and (b) postal power of attorney requests in 2022-23 now that the financial year is complete.
Answer
The average response time (in days) for the Office of the Public Guardian to process (a) Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) submissions and (b) postal power of attorney requests in 2022-23 now that the financial year is complete is as follows (the table also indicates average figures for previous years):
EPOAR | Postal | |
2018-19 | 30 | 39 |
2019-20 | 36 | 43 |
2020-21 | 150 | 154 |
2021-22 | 123 | 135 |
2022-23 | 145 | 137 |