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You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.
Official samples of different versions of registered lasting powers of attorney and an explanation of what makes them valid.
Allow up to 20 weeks for your LPA application to be processed.
How to make decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
About an attorney, deputy or guardian
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for others who cannot decide for themselves.
Advice for attorneys and court-appointed deputies about giving gifts on behalf of another person.
Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order.
How to stop being an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
Apply to pay less for Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) deputy assessment and supervision fees.
Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
The most vulnerable in society will be better protected as reforms to simplify and streamline lasting powers of attorney are given Royal Assent.
How to complain or give other feedback about the Office of the Public Guardian.
Forms to object to the registration of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) or an enduring power of attorney (EPA).
How and when to notify the Office of the Public Guardian that a donor, attorney, client or court-appointed deputy has died.
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
Legal guidance for professional deputies and attorneys on the rules about giving gifts on behalf of the person they act for.
Advice to help court-appointed deputies look after adults at risk.
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