Powers of Attorney Bill receives Royal Assent

...modernised service will make the LPA process safer, simpler and fit for the future. Achieving Royal Assent is an exciting step forward in our aim to increase and improve accessibility...
...modernised service will make the LPA process safer, simpler and fit for the future. Achieving Royal Assent is an exciting step forward in our aim to increase and improve accessibility...
...a simple and legally robust way of giving someone you trust power to make decisions for you – temporarily or for a longer time.” You can download a copy of...
...the Ministry of Justice, Sir Richard Heaton KCB said: Alan, you’ve been a wise, expert, calm and friendly colleague for many years. Thank you for all you have done for...
...calendar. The lady called back with her father to thank me for facilitating this for them. Being aware and asking questions when concerned is essential and for me doing nothing...
...common error we see is in appointment types – for example, appointing joint and several attorneys, then instructing them all to make decisions. You need to appoint joint for some,...
...and attorneys will see a scanned image of instructions and preferences. They can check the detail before giving a secure access code to an organisation, for example a bank or...
...of information before we would investigate. This was often difficult for the concern raiser to provide to us. All that is required for a concern to be investigated by OPG...
...deputy forms easier for everyone to fill in. And finally... The new deputy forms are now ready for deputies to use and we’ll be publishing them on 1 March 2016....
...by the National Mental Capacity Forum (NMCF). For instance, Birmingham NHS has created a video on the MCA principles aimed at people with hearing impairment. In another example, a local...
...or giving money to family and friends, please refer to the gifting guidance, but bear in mind applications to the Court of Protection for advice or requests for gifting outside...