Walderslade, Kent
01634 718247 (1)
admin@apslimited.co.uk

Customer Referral Form

Customer Referral Form

Step 1 of 17
  • Please complete the referral form with as much detail as possible and attach documentation that is requested in the form. Missing information may delay or prevent Appointee Services being able to accept the referral and start the referral process.
  • If the customer has the mental capacity to authorise referral, the referral can only be accepted on receipt of a signed letter of Authority
  • The referral can only be accepted on receipt of a capacity test if the customer lacks the mental capacity to authorise the referral.
  • Please provide the signed letter of relinquishment if the customer has an existing Appointee or Power of Attorney who is agreement with the referral,
  • If the customer has an existing Appointee or Power of Attorney who is not in agreement with the referral, please provide a supporting letter which may be forwarded to the DWP/OPG outlining why it is the customer’s best interest for Appointee Services to intervene against the existing representative’s wishes

The start-up process:

A referral form received by health professional, social worker, customer or other – if the form is completed in form then Appointee Services  will complete the following:

  • Appointee Services Ltd will allocate a team member for each customer
  • Appointee Services Ltd will open bank account (4 working days)
  • BF56 from (provided by DWP) completed by Appointee Services Ltd (1 day)
  • Appointee Services Ltd will agree and set up with the customer or care manager a budget plan
  • Appointee Services Ltd will receive notification of Appointeeship by the DWP (dictate by DWP, can take up to 8 weeks)
  • Appointee Services Ltd will act in accordance with the budget plan (48 hours) once monies are received into the appointee bank account