This section contains information on powers of attorney in England & Wales. You can learn in how to create a power of attorney, register a power of attorney, object to registration, revoke a power of attorney and also find the answers to some frequently asked questions. There are links to all of these topics below.

There are different types of powers of attorney, depending on where you want the power of attorney to be valid and what purpose you want to use it for. If you want to create a power of attorney to be used in England & Wales, you should read our article on choosing the correct power of attorney document. This article will walk you through which document you should be using.

You can also find out more information on the specific powers of attorney in this section. Read about the enduring power of attorney, lasting power of attorney and the general power of attorney.

General (or ordinary) powers of attorney do not need to be registered. However, both the lasting power of attorney and the enduring power of attorney do need to be registered. To find out how and when you should register each document, read our articles on registering an enduring power of attorney and registering a lasting power of attorney.

This section also contains information on the steps you are supposed to take before you register the document when you have to give notice of your intention to register.

You can find out in this section also how to revoke a power of attorney. Revocation is where you cancel the power of attorney so that it no longer has effect.

This section also contains articles which are designed to help explain some of the issues surrounding powers of attorney by answering some frequently asked questions:

1. What is a power of attorney?

2. Do I need a lasting power of attorney?

3. What is mental capacity?

4. What can I do as a carer?

5. What is the Mental Capacity Act 2005?

6. What is the Court of Protection?

7. What is the Public Guardain?

8. What is a deputy?

There may be situations where you need to object to the registration of a power of attorney, whether you are the donor in that power of attorney (i.e. the person making the power of attorney), the attorney or a concerned friend or relative. You can find out here how to object to a the registration of a lasting power of attorney as well as object to the registration of an enduring power of attorney.

This section contains information only on powers of attorney for England & Wales, if you need information on Northern Ireland or Scotland, you should read our article on these topics.