A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you (the ‘donor’) appoint one or more people (known as ‘attorneys’) to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf.

This gives you more control over what happens to you if you have an accident or an illness and cannot make your own decisions (you ‘lack mental capacity’).

There are 2 types of LPA:

• health and welfare
• property and financial affairs

You can choose to make one type or both.

 

Make, register or end a lasting power of attorney: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)