Membership of The PDF is available to professional deputies who are solicitors or legal executives (deputy members) and employees of deputy members or their firms who work in the same area of legal practice (senior / associate members).
The PDF was initially founded to represent P&A Deputies, we have however recently expanded our offering and will soon be accepting membership applications from legal practitioners whose primary work is Health & Welfare in The Court of Protection.
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Deputy
Membership
- Professional Deputies
- Panel Deputies
- Directors of a Trust Corporation
£220*
Note: this membership is applicable to those carrying out either P&A or H&W CoP work.
Senior
Membership
- Solicitors with more than 2 years PQE
- Legal Executives
£95*
Note: this membership is applicable to those carrying out either P&A or H&W CoP work.
Associate Membership
- Solicitors with less than 2 years PQE
- Paralegals
- Legal Secretaries
- Trainees
£45*
Note: this membership is applicable to those carrying out either P&A or H&W CoP work.
Legal Aid Membership
- At a firm that holds a legal aid franchise in Community Care / Mental Health
- Your primary work is CoP Health & Welfare
- You do not do CoP P&A deputyship work
£45*
Note: if you work at a firm that also does P&A Deputyship work, the Professional Deputy must join for you to be eligible for this membership tier.
*Prices shown excluding VAT
Membership to PDF is on an annual rolling basis and the PDF membership subscription fee is payable annually.
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Practical Tools, Real Impact
The PDF is passionate about driving up standards amongst professional deputies and those that work alongside them. We provide regular training and resources to our members, all of which is accessible at any time in our members resource hub.
Take a look at some of the resources we’ve provided to members recently – helping them to work more effectively, and delivering the best possible outcomes for P.
