DOC. 401 · ENGLAND & WALES · LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY

Your LPA, prepared .

This is not a lasting power of attorney: an LPA must be made on the official form, LP1F or LP1H, online or on paper, and registered by the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used — £92 for each, October 2026. This prepares it: every choice, section by section, and a statement of your wishes to sign. Below, one family prepares theirs.

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MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005 · AND THE OPG’S FORMS (08.25) FACTS CHECKED — OCTOBER 2026 NOT AN LPA · IT PREPARES YOURS
ONE FAMILY · TWO FORMS · SCROLL TO PREPARE THEM
Doc. 401 · LPA, preparedDraft
Lasting power of attorney, prepared
PREPARATION FOR LP1F AND LP1H · ENGLAND AND WALES
§ 1I,  , prepare my lasting powers of attorney while I can make my own decisions, to be made on the official forms LP1F and LP1H.
§ 2Section 2 — my son,  , attorney on both forms: the bank, the bills, the pension and, one day perhaps, the house.
§ 3Section 2 — my daughter,  , attorney on both forms, acting jointly and severally with her brother.
Section 10 · Certificate providerHelen Ward, a friend for thirty years,
signs after Kathleen · a witness for each signature
Status: registered by the OPG · put away · waiting 2026
IN USE ✓ Health and care LPA in use · her statement of wishes weighed
Kathleen Morris
Donor
James Morris
Attorney · acting
Margaret Price
Attorney · acting
LIVE — THIS DOCUMENT PREPARES ITSELF AS YOU SCROLL
§ 1 / 6 — TODAY

Kathleen decides, at her kitchen table in Harrogate.

She’s 74, sharp as ever, and she has seen what happens to families who wait. So she decides now — because an LPA can only be made while you can make the decision yourself. Not a document about decline; a document about deciding.

HOW: ON THE GOVERNMENT’S OWN FORMS, ONLINE OR ON PAPER, REGISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN. THIS PREPARES THEM — IT IS NOT THE LPA.

§ 2 / 6 — HER SON

James takes the numbers.

The bank, the bills, the pension, one day perhaps the house — the financial decisions LPA, form LP1F. Kathleen lets it work as soon as it is registered, with her permission while she can still decide: the form says most people choose that.

§ 3 / 6 — HER DAUGHTER

Margaret takes the care side.

Where she lives, her daily routine, her doctors — the health and care decisions LPA, form LP1H, which only works when Kathleen can’t decide for herself. She signs Option A, so her attorneys may decide about life-sustaining treatment. Both children are attorneys on both forms, jointly and severally: either can act alone.

NOTE: A BADLY WORDED SECTION 7 CAN MAKE AN LPA UNWORKABLE. KATHLEEN’S USES ONLY THE OPG’S OWN WORDS: NO SALE OF HER HOME UNLESS HER DOCTOR SAYS SHE CAN NO LONGER LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

§ 4 / 6 — SIGNING DAY

One afternoon, in the right order.

Kathleen signs first, with a neighbour as her witness. Then Helen Ward — a friend for thirty years, not family — signs as her certificate provider. Then James and Margaret, each in front of a witness. One original, a black pen, no correction fluid. And Kathleen signs her statement of wishes: the part that is hers alone.

§ 5 / 6 — THE QUIET YEARS

Then, hopefully, nothing.

Her brother Peter, her person to notify, gets form LP3; both forms go to the Office of the Public Guardian with £184, and they come back registered and stamped. Then birthdays, grandchildren, the garden. The documents do nothing for years — and that is the best case. Kathleen can cancel them at any time while she can still decide.

§ 6 / 6 — IF THE DAY COMES

Her rules, their hands.

Years later, a stroke. Kathleen can no longer decide about her care, and the health and care LPA can now be used. Her doctors and her children read her statement of wishes — stay at home, consult Peter — and the law says they must weigh it. No court application, no deputy: Margaret and James act in her name, by her instructions.

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SCHEDULE A — THE PRACTICAL PART

Six facts, no mystique.

MadeOn the OPG’s forms LP1F and LP1H, online or on paper
SignedYou, then the certificate provider, then the attorneys — witnessed
RegisteredBy the Office of the Public Guardian — £92 each, 8 to 10 weeks
UsedFinancial: when registered, with your permission · Health: only when you can’t decide
Checked byA certificate provider: a friend of two years, or a professional
ChangedCancelled any time while you have capacity; a new LPA for anything else
SCHEDULE B — THE ALTERNATIVE

With one, or without one.

With an LPA

  • §Kathleen chose her attorneys herself, years ahead, on the official forms.
  • §Registered by the OPG — £92 for each LPA — and used without asking a court.
  • §Her section 7 and her statement of wishes tell them what she would want.
  • §She can cancel it at any time while she can still decide.

Without one: a deputy, appointed by the Court of Protection

  • ·Someone must apply to the Court of Protection to become her deputy — £432 to apply.
  • ·The court decides who, and its order says what the deputy can and cannot do.
  • ·A deputy sends a report to the Office of the Public Guardian every year.
  • ·General supervision costs £320 a year, after a £100 assessment fee.
SCHEDULE C — CONSIDERATION

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The guided setup walks you through every choice in plain English — which LPAs, your attorneys and how they decide, a replacement, your certificate provider, your home and gifts — and gives you a plan for each section of the official forms, your section 7 in the OPG’s own words, and a statement of your wishes to sign, with four short guides. The forms, and the £92 fee for registering each one, are the OPG’s.

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Kathleen, James and Margaret are illustrative. Clausebook is not a law firm and is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: we provide documents and information, not legal advice. If you live or own property outside England and Wales, have a business, want different attorneys or rules for different decisions, or are bankrupt or subject to a debt relief order, talk to a solicitor first. The law was read in October 2026 and can change; the Powers of Attorney Act 2023 will change registration from a day not yet set.