Welcome to My Power of Attorney or MyPOA. Here you will find lots of information about having a Power of Attorney or granting a Power of Attorney if you are the Donor. This information is mainly based on the Lasting Power of Attorney and on the laws in England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have slightly different laws). You might want to start with the Beginner’s Guide to Power of Attorney but, otherwise, browse through the Information section.
- Lacking mental capacity and the Mental Capacity Assessment
- Duties of a Court Appointed Deputy or Attorney to the family
- Activate the Lasting Power of Attorney
- Placing a parent in a care home: Your duties as an attorney
- Using a Lasting Power of Attorney abroad
- Revoking your Attorney: What you need to know
- Guidance on Lasting Power of Attorney
- Top 10 mistakes in Power of Attorney applications
- Beginner’s Guide to Power of Attorney
- Discretionary Investments and Power of Attorney
- The Tax Return and the Power of Attorney
- Get digital: Powers of Attorney Act 2023 gets the green light
- OPG Campaign: Your voice. Your decision.
- LPA digital service: preferences and instructions
- Questions for the Donor: What should they be asking?
- Stopping the attorney abusing their powers
- Who protects the attorney?
- Don’t be a digital zombie: Pass on your passwords
- Digital service for using the LPA
- Fewer than 50% of couples have a POA
Lacking mental capacity and the Mental Capacity Assessment
Your mental capacity is vital to whether you can make decisions or not. It will make the difference, for example, between whether you can even appoint your own Attorney. If you are lacking mental...
Duties of a Court Appointed Deputy or Attorney to the family
There are some circumstances where your loved one will have a court appointed panel deputy or professional attorney looking after their finances. In this situation, what are the duties of a court...
Activate the Lasting Power of Attorney
There comes a time when an Attorney will need to start using the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) to gain authority to represent the Donor. The best option is to first activate the Lasting Power of...
Placing a parent in a care home: Your duties as an attorney
Caring for ageing parents or other elderly relatives is a profound responsibility that many of us will face at some point in our lives. As an attorney appointed under a Lasting Power of Attorney...
For the Donor
The Donor is the person who appoints the Power of Attorney to act on their behalf. You can appoint a single individual or several people, and you can also appoint a replacement attorney in case the first appointment is unable or unwilling to carry out their duties.
The OPG
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is the governing body for all matters concerning the Attorney and how they are conducting their duties. The POA can seek advice from the OPG, while the donor or a relevant third party can complain about a POA to the OPG.
For the attorney
This section is for the person appointed as the Attorney. You may be appointed as sole POA or jointly with someone else. There are two types of POA – one for Finance and Property, and another for Health and Wellbeing.