Alan Eccles, Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), retires from service at the end of June. His successor, who takes up his role on the 1st July, is Nick Goodwin.

Eccles replaced Martin John in 2012 and has overseen a transformation of the OPG’s services including an increase in take up of Lasting Powers of Attornies and better communication between Deputies and the OPG.

You can read more on the OPG Blog page here.