Question follow-through · 10558
Powers of Attorney: Forms
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of safeguards against the misuse of online application forms for Lasting Power of Attorney and (b) potential merits of only providing forms following discussions
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of safeguards against the misuse of online application forms for Lasting Power of Attorney and (b) potential merits of only providing forms following discussions
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2024
Answer published
Under the current system, the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a prescribed paper form, which to be used must be made validly and registered by Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). The form can be completed online but must then be printed, signed, and s...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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