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<p>The OPG does not have the data available to answer the specific question. Below
is the number of overall safeguarding referrals received by OPG in the last five years,
along with the number of those referrals that were accepted for investigation but
these cover referrals in relation to both LPAs and Deputyship cases</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Safeguarding
referrals</p></td><td><p>Accepted for investigation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,681</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5,327</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>5,245</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>6.740</p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>7,118</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>6,476</p></td><td><p>1,893</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The rise in safeguarding referrals
and investigations reflect the increase in LPAs and deputyships being registered each
year – but the percentage of investigations as a total remains low (less than 1% of
the number of registered LPAs and deputyships result in investigations).</p><p>In
addition to the above, OPG have received 9 concerns related to potential fraud involving
LPAs so far in 2020-21. OPG record a case as potential fraud if either the donor didn’t
sign the LPA forms and/or the attorneys are not known to the donor. Most of the concerns
OPG receive involve financial misappropriation, however OPG also receive concerns
where it’s claimed the donor signed the form but didn’t understand what they were
signing.</p><p>The OPG does not have the data available to answer the specific question.
Below is the number of overall safeguarding referrals received by OPG in the last
five years, along with the number of those referrals that were accepted for investigation
but these cover referrals in relation to both LPAs and Deputyship cases</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Safeguarding
referrals</p></td><td><p>Accepted for investigation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,681</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5,327</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>5,245</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>6.740</p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>7,118</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>6,476</p></td><td><p>1,893</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The rise in safeguarding referrals and investigations reflect the increase
in LPAs and deputyships being registered each year – but the percentage of investigations
as a total remains low (less than 1% of the number of registered LPAs and deputyships
result in investigations).</p><p>In addition to the above, OPG have received 9 concerns
related to potential fraud involving LPAs so far in 2020-21. OPG record a case as
potential fraud if either the donor didn’t sign the LPA forms and/or the attorneys
are not known to the donor. Most of the concerns OPG receive involve financial misappropriation,
however OPG also receive concerns where it’s claimed the donor signed the form but
didn’t understand what they were signing.</p>
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