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Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a…
As a property and financial affairs attorney, you make (or help the donor…
As a health and welfare attorney, you make (or help the donor make)…
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) must be registered before you can…
Keep a record of: important decisions you make and when, for example…
The Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection can check your…
You must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: you or the donor…
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) ends when the donor dies. You must…
Official samples of lasting powers of attorney, an enduring power of attorney and a deputy order.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
How to apply for marketing authorisation via this new procedure.
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
The View an LPA service can be used by companies and organisations to check an LPA is valid and who the attorneys are, helping keep their customers safe.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
If you import into or export from Great Britain you can apply to get a decision on the origin of your goods.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
If you import into or export from Northern Ireland you can get a decision on the origin of your goods.
Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.
Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.
Guidance for NHS regarding disclosure to individuals holding either a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputyship.
You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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