More than 50,000 lasting power of attorney (LPA) applications were rejected in 2023/24, according to a freedom of information request. Data from the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) obtained by ...

A lasting power of attorney application took 2,777 working days to be processed, the equivalent of more than 10 years in 2023-24. A freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice by ...

SHOCKING figures reveal that thousands of Brits could face a wait of up to 2,777 working days to process a lasting power of attorney application. A power of attorney is a legal document that lets ...

More than 50,000 applications for power of attorney were rejected in England and Wales during the financial year 2023/24, figures show. Some 30,180 rejections were for financial lasting powers of ...

Since 2019/20, there has always been at least one application that has taken three years or more to process. This is ...

Can you please explain what the difference is between a financial durable power of attorney and a health care durable power ...

Have you ever had the problem of a bank, hospital or other institution not recognizing a properly filled out and signed power-of-attorney form that gave you the authority to deal ...