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The Tax Return and the Power of Attorney
It’s that time of year again when everyone is rushing to submit their tax returns by 31 January. But little did I know...
Get digital: Powers of Attorney Act 2023 gets the green light
Today the new Powers of Attorney Act 2023 received Royal Assent. This will create new safeguards to protect against fraud and abuse and digitalisation will improve processing time and reduce human error. The Powers of Attorney Act fires the starting gun on bringing...
OPG Campaign: Your voice. Your decision.
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has launched a campaign to highlight the need to register a power of attorney. The "Your voice. Your decision." campaign has real time stories of donor's and attorney's so you can hear people talk about their experience of LPAs....
Digital service for using the LPA
In 2020, the Office of the Public Guardian made the digital service for using the LPA available. Until then, an Attorney faced the wearisome job of providing a paper copy of the legal document to every institution they dealt with. And, as there was only one original,...
Fewer than 50% of couples have a POA
According to a worrying report by Scottish Widows, fewer than 50% of couples have a POA. Although most adults understand the document's importance, 33 per cent don't know how it is used in practice. In addition, 24 per cent of adults say they have no plans to...
Time bandits: 20-week delay at the OPG
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) says it currently has a 20 week delay for processing requests. It is apparently working hard to continue to deliver its services on time but, in the meantime, has some useful tools so you can get it right first time. The OPG...
All change? Digitising the Lasting Power of Attorney
In July 2021, the government published a public consultation entitled ‘Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney’. The government then responded to the consultation in 2022, on digitising the Lasting Power of Attorney. Alex Chalke MP, the minister responsible for the...
Ministry of Justice backs Powers of Attorney Bill
In December 2022, the Ministry of Justice backed the Powers of Attorney Bill put forward as a Private Member's Bill by Stephen Metcalfe MP. The Bill brings forward a proposal to allow the Lasting Power of Attorney to be made completely online. The Bill also brings...
Four out of five adults have no Power of Attorney
According to a survey by Canada Life, four out of five adults in the UK don't have a Power of Attorney and registrations have dropped by 26.5 per cent. With the Government set to modernise the Lasting Power of Attorney, it's time that adults with no Power of Attorney...
Modernising the Lasting Power of Attorney
In May 2022, Ministers set out plans for transforming and modernising the lasting power of attorney (LPA) system – making it quicker to use, easier to access and even more secure from fraud. Under the proposals, people will be able to make an LPA completely online for...
