The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007

Reductions and remissions F1 ... E+W

10.— [F2 (1)] Where it appears to the Public Guardian that the payment of any fee prescribed by these Regulations would, owing to the exceptional circumstances of the particular case, involve undue hardship, he may reduce or remit the fee in that case.

[F3 (1A) Where, at the time that a fee under these Regulations is payable, the relevant person (or a couple which includes the relevant person) is in receipt of universal credit under the Welfare Reform Act 2012, the Public Guardian may reduce or remit that fee.

[F4 (1AA) The Public Guardian shall grant a 50% remission of a fee payable under these regulations where, on application for an exemption, reduction or remission it is shown that at the time the fee under these regulations is payable, the relevant person’s gross annual income does not exceed £12,000.

(1AB) Where the Public Guardian grants a remission under this regulation in respect of the following fees—

(a) deputyship general supervision (regulation 8); or

(b) guardianship supervision (regulation 8A);

that remission will be granted for a period that the Public Guardian sees fit, such a period not to exceed 3 years.

(1AC) At the end of the remission period granted under paragraph (1AB) further application for an exemption, reduction or remission may be made under paragraph (1AA).]

(1B) [F5 Paragraphs (1AA) and (1AB) do not apply to —]

[F6 (a)] the office copy fees prescribed by regulations 4A and 5A [F7 , or]

[F8 (b) the annual administration fee for minimal supervision, prescribed by regulation 8(4)(b).]

(1C) In [F9 this regulation]—

(a) paragraphs (3) to (6) of regulation 9 apply for the purpose of determining who is the relevant person;

(b) “couple” has the meaning given in section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 [F10 ; and]

[F11 (c) “gross annual income” means total annual income received before tax and National Insurance are paid, for the 12 months preceding the date the fee would otherwise become payable.]]

F12 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 10 heading omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1748), regs. 1, 4(a)

F2 Reg. 10 renumbered as reg. 10(1) (1.5.2010) by virtue of The Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1062), regs. 1, 3(a) (with reg. 4)

F3 Reg. 10(1A)-(1C) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1748), regs. 1, 4(b)

F4 Reg. 10(1AA)-(1AC) inserted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(a)

F5 Words in reg. 10(1B) substituted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(b)(i)

F6 Words in reg. 10(1B)(a) renumbered as reg. 10(1B)(a) (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(b)(ii)

F7 Word in reg. 10(1B)(a) inserted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(b)(iii)

F8 Reg. 10(1B)(b) inserted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(b)(iv)

F9 Words in reg. 10(1C) substituted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(c)(i)

F10 Word in reg. 10(1C)(b) substituted for full stop (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(c)(ii)

F11 Reg. 10(1C)(c) inserted (31.7.2019) by The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(c)(iii)

F12 Reg. 10(2) omitted (31.7.2019) by virtue of The Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1033), regs. 1, 7(d)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 10 in force at 1.10.2007, see reg. 1