SCHEDULE 1TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE TO PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Regulation 2(3)(a), as read with regulation 1

Fees payable from 1st August 2008

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

(Matters)

(Fee payable)£

(Fee formerly payable)4

£

£

1

Search of registers under section 6(2)(b) of the Act (per half hour or any part thereof)

15

8

2

Submission of a document conferring a continuing or welfare power of attorney under section 19 of the Act

65

60

3

Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate issued under section 19(2) of the Act

10

11

4

Audit of accounts submitted by a continuing attorney under section 20(2)(b) of the Act

95

87

5

Processing of an application for authorisation to obtain information about the adult’s funds under section 24C of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate authorising any fundholder to provide the applicant with such information

65

60

6

Where there is no application under section 24C or where the certificate granted under section 24C is more than 4 months old, processing of an application for authorisation to intromit with funds under section 25 of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the withdrawer

65

60

7

Processing of an application for appointment as a joint withdrawer under section 26B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

10

11

8

Processing of an application for appointment as a reserve withdrawer under section 26D

10

11

9

Provision of a certificate of authority to the reserve withdrawer under section 26E(3)(b) where the certificate is not applied for at the same time as the application under section 26D is made

10

11

10

Processing of an application for variation of a withdrawal certificate under section 26F of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a varied withdrawal certificate to the withdrawer

10

11

11

Where an application for authority to transfer a specified sum under section 26G of the Act is not made at the same time as an application under section 25, processing of an application under section 26G, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate to the applicant

10

11

12

Provision of a duplicate or replacement of a certificate of authority issued under sections 24C(3), 24D(3), 25(4)(b), 26B(4)(b), 26E(3)(b), 26F(3)(b) or 26G(4)(b)

10

11

13

Processing of an application for renewal of authority to intromit with funds under section 31B of the Act, and where such an application is granted, the issue of a certificate of authority to the joint withdrawer

40

35

14

Provision of a copy of any document–

a

up to 10 pages

5

b

each page thereafter

0.50

0.20

c

on a computer disc or in other electronic form per document

5

3

15

Registration under section 6(2) of the Act of–

65

60

a

a guardianship order;

b

an intervention order;

c

a variation of a guardianship order;

d

a variation of an intervention order; or

e

a renewal of a guardianship order,

made under Part 6 of the Act (including, where appropriate, checking caution or other security and issuing certificates)

16

Authorisation of a gift out of the adult’s estate under section 66(1) of the Act, where the gift has a value in excess of £2,500

45

41

17

Recall of the powers of a guardian under section 73 of the Act–

a

for an estate with no heritable property

45

41

b

for an estate with heritable property

95

87

18

Approval of guardian’s management plan and inventory, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act–

Estate value (excluding heritable property)

£0 to £30,000

45

41

£30,001 to £50,000

190

174

£50,001 to £100,000

375

348

£100,001 to £500,000

630

580

£500,001 and over

945

870

19

Granting an application for consent made in accordance with paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Act

125

116

20

Audit (except final audit) of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act–

Estate value (excluding heritable property)

£0 to £30,000

65

58

£30,001 to £50,000

160

145

£50,001 to £100,000

440

406

£100,001 to £250,000

565

522

£250,001 to £750,000

755

696

£750,001 to £2,000,000

1,510

1,392

£2,000,001 and over

2,200

2,030

21

Final audit of accounts submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 2 to the Act–

Estate value (excluding heritable property)

£0 to £30,000

115

108

£30,001 to £50,000

210

195

£50,001 to £100,000

495

456

£100,001 to £250,000

620

572

£250,001 to £750,000

810

746

£750,001 to £2,000,000

1,565

1,442

£2,000,001 and over

2,255

2,080