Lasting and enduring powers of attorney: valid examples
Official samples of lasting powers of attorney and an enduring power of attorney.
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales without the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. We also help people plan ahead for others to make decisions for them if they find it difficult to or can’t because they no longer have mental capacity.
Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) and enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) are legal documents that allow someone to grant another person the power to make such decisions for them. An LPA can either be for health and welfare decisions or property and money decisions. An EPA can only be for property and money decisions.
You can find samples of LPAs and EPAs below to help you identify valid powers of attorney.
Notes beneath each type of document explain the marks and other details that make the document valid. There are also links to more information about the authority each document gives the user.
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).