Table 1.

Cases mediated under scheme

	Issue	P’s attendance	Outcome	Format
Mediation 1	Property and finances	None	Agreement reached at mediation	Face to face
Mediation 2	(i) Whether P’s funds should be applied towards the purchase of accommodation for father to facilitate contact visits P’s father’s request triggered breakdown in relations between P’s mother and the existing professional deputy (ii) Whether the existing deputy should be replaced by P’s mother and a new professional deputy acting jointly	None	Agreement reached at mediation	Virtual
Mediation 3	(i) Whether Professional Deputy to remain in place (ii) Dispute over P’s care and residence Background: P’s niece did not want professional deputy and instead wanted to be Deputy for P. P in care home with dementia and no known family until P’s niece (by marriage) made contact. Concerns about P’s niece wanting the house. DRH made and directions to consider mediation	None	Agreement reached at mediation Agreement that the professional deputy would be discharged, providing the care bills and other outstanding expenses paid	Virtual
Mediation 4	Application to the COP by P’s father and sister for joint and several deputyship for Welfare and for a Statutory Will in relation to P. Dispute about who should be involved in P's welfare and the agreement in the will	None	Agreement reached at mediation	Virtual
Mediation 5	The terms of a statutory will	None	Agreement reached at mediation	Virtual via zoom
Mediation 6	The arrangements for trial contact at P’s mother’s home Disclosure of information to P’s mother Improving the relationship between P’s mother and (i) the CCG and (ii) the provider	None but mediator had a Zoom call with him and his solicitor before the mediation	Partial agreement reached at mediation. Full agreement in relation to the trial contact, and in relation to the disclosure to P’s mother Parties agreed initial steps towards improving the relationship between the CCG and P’s mother	Virtual