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How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.

• Overview

  A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the…

• Choose your attorney

  You can choose one or more people to be your attorney. If you appoint more…

• Make a lasting power of attorney

  You can make a lasting power of attorney (LPA) online or using paper…

• Register a lasting power of attorney

  When you’ve made your lasting power of attorney (LPA), you need to…

• Certify a copy of a lasting power of attorney

  You can confirm that a copy of your lasting power of attorney (LPA) is…

• Changes you need to report

  You (if you still have mental capacity) or one of your attorneys must tell…

• Removing an attorney

  You can ask the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to remove an attorney…

• End your lasting power of attorney

  You can end your lasting power of attorney (LPA) yourself - if you have…

Share a summary of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) with an organisation, add an LPA summary, keep track of which organisations can view an LPA summary.

Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

• LP12 Make and register your lasting power of attorney: a guide (web version)

  How to use this guide This guide gives you information about making and…

The home of Office of the Public Guardian on GOV.UK. 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 other…

• Updated: 9 February 2022

Check a summary of a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.

The most vulnerable in society will be better protected as reforms to simplify and streamline lasting powers of attorney are given Royal Assent.

• Updated: 22 September 2023

Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.

Apply to pay less to register a lasting or enduring power of attorney.

Create, register, object to or disclaim a lasting power of attorney or enduring power of attorney.

• Updated: 30 October 2015

Code of practice giving guidance for decisions made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

• Updated: 14 October 2020

Apply to search the Office of the Public Guardian registers to see if they have a Lasting Power of Attorney, deputy or guardian acting on their behalf

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

Download and fill in this form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.

Contact the Office of the Public Guardian if you have concerns about an attorney, deputy, guardian or a decision they've made for someone else

Find out about the information we have on our registers and how to ask us for it

• Updated: 14 June 2022

Forms and guidance to register a lasting power of attorney (LPA) made using forms LP PA, LP PW, LPA114 or LPA117.

Acting as an attorney - duties, including finding an enduring power of attorney, registering an EPA, starting to act, making gifts and stopping being an attorney

The process of managing a loved one’s affairs will be strengthened and modernised under major reforms announced by the government today (19 May 2022).

• Updated: 19 May 2022

Forms and guidance to register an enduring power of attorney (EPA).