Powers of attorney and other decision-making powers
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019This Commons Library briefing paper deals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision for another person in England and Wales.
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- ThisCommons Library briefing paperdeals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision for another person in England and Wales.
- Powers of attorney
A power of attorney is a deed by which a person (the donor) authorises another person (the attorney, sometimes called the donee) to act on behalf of the donor.
- Ordinary powers of attorney
An ordinary power of attorney authorises the attorney to act on behalf of the donor.
- Lasting powers of attorney
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 created a new form of power of attorney, the lasting power of attorney (LPA).