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• Updated: 18 September 2024

Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.

• Overview

  You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a…

• Property and financial affairs attorneys

  As a property and financial affairs attorney, you make (or help the donor…

• Health and welfare attorneys

  As a health and welfare attorney, you make (or help the donor make)…

• Use a lasting power of attorney

  If you’re an attorney or the donor on a lasting power of attorney (LPA),…

• Prove you're an attorney on a lasting power of attorney

  Any company or organisation you deal with on behalf of the donor can ask…

• Attorney records and duties

  Keep a record of: important decisions you make and when you make them, for…

• Changes you need to report

  You must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: you or the donor…

• When a lasting power of attorney ends

  A lasting power of attorney (LPA) can end in several ways. Usually it ends…

It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')

• Types of discrimination ('protected characteristics')

  It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of: age…

• How you can be discriminated against

  Discrimination can come in one of the following forms: direct…

• Discrimination at work

  The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: dismissal…

• What you can do

  If you think you’ve been unfairly discriminated against you can: complain…

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

Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing

Challenge the result of an election if you think it was not run properly, issuing and serving an election petition, and what happens at the hearing and trial

You can no longer apply for the Help to Build Equity Loan. Find out what happens after you’ve applied and how to make a complaint.

How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.

Find out about the VAT liability of insurance transactions and insurance related services.

• Updated: 25 March 2026

All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

• Updated: 26 March 2025