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These documents relate to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2024.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the…
You can choose one or more people to be your attorney. If you appoint more…
You can make a lasting power of attorney (LPA) online or using paper…
When you’ve made your lasting power of attorney (LPA), you need to…
You can confirm that a copy of your registered lasting power of attorney…
You (if you still have mental capacity) or one of your attorneys must tell…
You can ask the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to remove an attorney…
You can end your lasting power of attorney (LPA) yourself - if you have…
Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.
You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a…
As a property and financial affairs attorney, you make (or help the donor…
As a health and welfare attorney, you make (or help the donor make)…
You must register the lasting power of attorney (LPA) before you can start…
Any company or organisation you deal with on behalf of the donor can ask…
Keep a record of: important decisions you make and when you make them, for…
You must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: you or the donor…
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) can end in several ways. Usually it ends…
Powerful new legislation will give law enforcement tougher tools to pursue people smugglers and disrupt their ability to carry out small boat crossings.
How we investigate and what action we take on serious failures in landlords
Welfare fraudsters who cheated the taxpayer out of £7 billion last year could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to reimburse the public and repay their debt.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) investigates complaints about the alleged conduct of public bodies in relation to members of the public under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000. This includes complaints about the use of intrusive powers such...
How to make applications under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and how the government responds to terrorist incidents.
Giving people permission to make decisions about your money and property - how to use, register or cancel an enduring power of attorney
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
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