The team gathers information from a variety of sources and they can take steps to intervene to safeguard financial matters if an adult with incapacity's estate is found to be at risk.1Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland). (2021). Investigations. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk/investigations" target="_blank">https://www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk/investigations</a> This can include providing advice to the appropriate parties, requesting banks to freeze accounts, encouraging a new application for guardianship, or escalating concerns to Police Scotland as appropriate.2Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland). (2021).