What will happen when I go to the police?

[hjhddd]

I have to be vague and I'm not the person that did this I just want to know what is likely to happen when I go to the police..

Elderly person is involved, Person has no capacity.

Found out someone close to her has been in her house and taken her bank statements so they could go through all her purcheses to see if they 'add up' and have also sent the bank statements to other people via messenger to get their opinion on it as well. Elderly person was not aware of this and did not give permission, the person that did it will inherit and is basically counting every penny to see if any is missing..

Will the police do anything? What if anything will happen to the person that did this? I know of at least four different people that received the bank statements.

Thank You.

You also need to contact social services and raise a safe guarding alert.
Arent some people terrible

What crime do you think has been committed? This can read as others concerned for her are trying to pin down if anyone is dipping into her money. Who has POA?

Contact Action on elder abuse or the national careline. They will advise you.

Does the person who has taken the bank statements believe someone has been taking the elderly relatives money fraudulently? I would be glad someone is looking out for the elderly relative. Just because they might stand to inherit one day means nothing, it is actually the elderly persons money.

If the elder,y person doesn't have capacity , somone should have been appointed as LPOA (while they still had capacity). Could the person who has taken the statements have this?

If that step wasn't taken, I believe the Office of the Public Guardian can manage affairs through court orders.

I think there's not enough detail here to work out what the police would be likely to do. Assuming the person who took the bank statements is a family member with access to the elderly person's house, it might be quite difficult for the police to work out who had permission to do what.

I was meaning the sending it to other people with her bank details clearly showing, people that are not part of her family..

no money is missing, person that took the statements thinks there is money missing but its all in the bank, they are going through asking what this £30 was for, what that £15 was for.. adding it all up etc, every time elderly person spends some of her own money it is brought up by person that stole the statements.. I can't say much more as outing.

If the person doesn't have capacity to manage their own finances, then they should have either someone with lasting power of attorney or else a deputy to manage for them. In either case, all the money must be spent in her best interests and the nosy person can bugger off.

It's an invasion of privacy and likely a breach of trust, but no offence has been committed under the Data Protection Act as this is a private individual passing on the detail. I would still raise it as a safeguarding issue because this person could well be scaring the elderly person and making her anxious. As she doesn't have capacity, if there isn't a power of attorney in place, then there needs to be one arranged via the court of protection.

Is the person trying show someone has been spending the elderly person's money on things that are not for her and her care?

Who has power of attorney then?

Could it be that money actually is going missing and they're trying to get to the bottom of it?

If so, I can't see the police being interested.

I would get in touch with a social worker responsible for vulnerable adults. That's absolutely appalling what's happening

I don't think anything can really be done.
MIL tried to enquire about this when her sister did this to their mum.
Nothing ever came of it.

Is the elderly person in a position to demand that all statements are returned to them?

Contact the OPG

@hjhddd There is a whole backstory here that you're not telling us by the looks of it. If the elderly person doesn't have capacity, who is dealing with her financial affairs? Does this person who took the bank statements have POA? or does someone else? From the limited information you have given us, it sounds like the person who took them suspects that someone is helping themselves to the elderly person's money?

Sorry don't understand what the crime is meant to be? There is no money missing, but somebody, one assumes a close relative, if they are going to inherit, is checking that the old person is not getting stolen from. If the old person does not have mental capacity but is still able to be spending money, then they are indeed very vulnerable to being tricked or having money stolen.

One would assume that the different people receiving the bank statements are also closely involved, and can help explain the spending, so I don't really see the issue. Bank details are only useful for paying in, not withdrawing money. Either there is a big back story/ hidden context, or are you being a bit intrusive and busy-body?

The sharing with multiple people also suggests the person isn't doing anything dishonest or covert.....