Deputy with Court of Protection

A question about : Deputy with Court of Protection

Does anyone know how long it takes to be granted deputy with the Court of Protection? I sent off my application in early April, and the service desk keep telling me that it will be another four weeks - they've been telling me this since early July!
We've already spent over Ј3000 paying for all the stuff around the house, as well as the costs of the treatments not covered by the care home [hairdresser, chiropodist etc], and it's beginning to have an impact on our own finances. We applied for an interim order in May for some of the money to be released against receipts, but they've just been lumped into the overall application.
The worst thing is the lack of any clear guidance. Any input would be a real help.

Best answers:

• Can't help, but was it an urgent application? Don't know if that would make a difference.
  I'd phone and ask how to make a complaint: they will have a complaints procedure.
• My correctly completed form went to the CoP in June and the next set of forms were sent to me shortly after. I called them last week and got no answer so emailed them. A reply came practically straight back saying that the forms had gone to the court with the end of July and would take approximately 8-10 weeks to be decided upon. They advised me to call in about 3 weeks time.
• I have finally got Deputyship, Property & Finances for my daughter! It's only taken nearly a year.
  I am involved with a charity called Brain Injury is BIG and they have just made presentation to the people in charge at the Court of Protection about how long the process takes and what a strain it is on families who are already under immense strain caring for relatives. I am lucky that I don't "need" to be a Deputy urgently because my daughter doesn't have a house, didn't pay bills, etc but many, many people (like yourself) do!
  I hope your situation is sorted out now.
• Ettena
  Good luck. My deputyship came through in late September, but dated the 2nd - where it was between those dates is anyone's guess. It only meant another thousand pounds out of my account, so no pressure there.
  The Office of the Public Guardian seems to think that all families are out to rip off their loved ones, despite all the hoops we've gone through. There was a piece on Radio 4 that suggested over 285,000 suspected cases of financial abuse of vulnerable relatives were being carried out by family members, so there may be some justification. My guess is the problems lay with those who aren't trying to do the Right Thing. It may be a solution to prosecute those who abuse vulnerable people.
  Either way, things are progressing slowly, but every step along the route is like wading waist-high through treacle.
  My OPG supervisor appears sympathetic to some of the travesties the bureaucracy raises, but until the politicians are exposed to it themselves, there doesn't seem any steam to make it easier.
  Just like the rest of the social system, by dumping the problems onto the carers, the energy we need to kick back is absorbed in other areas, so the issues remain running sores.
  Hope all goes well with your dealings with Big Govt.