Question follow-through · 75099

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to register a power of attorney.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 4 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 8 Sept 2025
Answer: 12 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to register a power of attorney.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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12 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) aims to register lasting powers of attorney (LPA) within eight weeks, including a legally required four-week notice period for objections. A backlog that built up during the COVID-19 pandemic was successfully cleare...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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