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OTHER WELFARE SERVICES
Receivership
The Chief Welfare Officer has been appointed as the officer
of the Borough Council responsible to act in matters of receivership.
A receivership is required where, after considering medical evidence,
the Court of Protection is satisfied that a person is incapable by
reason of mental disorder, of managing and administering his property
and affairs. The appointment of a receiver is at the discretion of
the Court of Protection, and it may happen that although the Council
take action to secure a receivership, an officer of this authority is
not appointed as receiver. The Chief Welfare Officer is acting as
receiver in one case and there are three other cases which are in the
process of being considered by the Court of Protection.
Burial and Cremation
The Borough Council has a duty under Section 50 of the
National Assistance Act 1948, to arrange the burial or cremation of
the body of any person who has died or been found dead in the borough,
in any case where it appears that no suitable arrangements for the
disposal of the body have been made or are being made.
The department has not been called upon for this service
during 1966.
Safeguarding Property
The Borough Council has a duty under Section 48 of the
National Assistance Act 1943, for the protection of property of persons
who are unable to care for their personal effects whilst undergoing a
period of hospitalisation or are admitted to a residential home, and
where there are no relatives or friends prepared to assume this responsibility.
There have been a number of calls on this service.