Question reference: S6W-17497
- 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-15519 by Kevin Stewart on 17 March 2023, whether it will provide the full-year information regarding how many (a) Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) and (b) postal power of attorney submissions were received by the Office of the Public Guardian in 2022-23 now that the financial year is complete.
Answer
The full-year information regarding how many (a) Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) and (b) postal power of attorney submissions were received by the Office of the Public Guardian in 2022-23 now that the financial year is complete is as follows (the table also indicates numbers received in previous years):
EPOAR | Postal | Total | |
2018-19 | 46,260 | 32,748 | 79,008 |
2019-20 | 50,503 | 31,026 | 81,529 |
2020-21 | 33,334 | 17,397 | 50,731 |
2021-22 | 49,095 | 23,888 | 72,983 |
2022-23 | 54,643 | 23,708 | 78,351 |