Meeting real needs
The Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant (TPAE) ensures the protection of people throughout their lives, from childhood to adulthood up to their succession (Justice of the Peace). It intervenes when no satisfactory solution has been found for the person concerned within the family, with relatives or any other institution that can provide assistance.
Protective measures are designed to protect any person who is unable to safeguard his or her own interests, and for whom the support provided by relatives or services (public and private) is insufficient.
Organized jointly by the Department of Social Cohesion (DSC) and the Judicial power (PJ), the general assembly on adult protection brought together partners from all walks of life to identify areas for improvement in the care of the most vulnerable people. The two institutions jointly undertook a series of projects to verify and remedy the findings.
The Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l’enfant (TPAE) has for its part launched a
project to provide a better framework for the protection mandate.
Agent management
Launched in February 2021 by the Judicial power, the Agents’ management project aims to define the main principles applicable to the administration of mandates entrusted by the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant (TPAE), mainly to deputies and court appointed probate agents.
Working groups made up of TPAE staff and magistrates as well as representatives of the partners (private or institutional agents, i.e. SPAd and SPMi) are currently taking stock of current practices, identifying opportunities or needs for change and working towards their implementation.
The project is broken down into various lines of action:
Main principles
- Define the rules and main principles applicable to the administration of mandates: recruitment, appointment, tasks of the person in charge of the mandate and succession; development of tools to optimize the implementation of mandates.
Agents’ register
- Set up a register containing all relevant information on all private professional agents, to facilitate identification of the agent best suited to the needs and specific situation of the individual concerned.
Steering the measure and monitoring the protected person's situation
- Review supervisory rules and establish a new model for monitoring the activities of agents in Geneva.
To better assist and support the most vulnerable adults in the canton of Geneva, the Department of Social Cohesion (DSC) and the Judicial power have also launched an ambitious program entitled ‘’Repenser la protection de l'adulte pour l’avenir’’ (RePAir).
Questions/answers
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
When instituting a deputyship, the court takes into account the extent of the need for assistance and adapts the measures it issues to the concrete situation. The court can pronounce 4 types of deputyship, from the lightest to the most restrictive for your autonomy, which can sometimes be combined.
Additional information is available on the Adult Protection page
