Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney

A Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney allows individuals to appoint a legally authorised person or persons to make decisions with regard to their health and welfare, including whether to give or refuse consent to medical treatment, should they become incapable of doing so themselves at some point in the future. It must be made while the Donor is of sound mind and can relate to any decisions about the Donor's healthcare and welfare, or can be limited to specific decisions. The Attorney(s) can only make decisions that are in the Donor's best interests.

A Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney cannot be used until it has been registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. It can be registered at any time after it has been made, but the benefit of registering it shortly after it has been made is that it will be ready to be used by the Attorney(s) when it is needed.

You can choose as many Attorneys as you wish. A Health and Welfare Attorney does not have the power to make decisions with regard to the Donor's property and financial affairs unless the Attorney is also appointed as a Property and Financial Affairs Attorney.

The Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney document incorporates a certificate which must be signed by an independent person chosen by the Donor who must confirm that, in his/her opinion, the Donor is making the Lasting Power of Attorney of their own free will and that the Donor understands its purpose and the powers they are giving to the Attorney(s).

A Lasting Power of Attorney may be revoked using a Deed of Revocation at any time, either before or after registration, while the Donor still has mental capacity. It is necessary to inform the Attorney(s) of the revocation as the Attorneys' authority does not cease until they receive notice of the revocation. A copy of the Deed of Revocation should be sent to each Attorney. If the Power of Attorney has been registered then a copy should also be sent to the Office of the Public Guardian, stating that the Attorney(s) have been notified.

The document package includes guidance on completion and how to register the document with the Office of the Public Guardian, the forms required for registration and a Deed of Revocation which can be used at any time while the Donor still has mental capacity. Please note that the registration forms could be out of date by the time you come to register the Power of Attorney so you should check with the Office of the Public Guardian that the forms you have are still valid.

This Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney package includes the following documents which are suitable for use in England and Wales:

• Deed of Revocation
• General guidance notes on LPAs
• Guidance notes on how to complete and register the LPA
• Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney form
• Registration forms (LPA001 and LPA002).

Please note: The LPA package will be delivered to you as two zipped (.zip) files with instructions on how to extract the individual documents.

The Deed of Revocation is provided in Word Document (.doc) format. The other documents are provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format and you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5.0 or above) installed on your computer to view and print them. If you don't already have Acrobat Reader installed then you can download and install it using the link at the bottom of this page (it's free). The Adobe Acrobat forms can be completed electronically using Acrobat Reader and then printed.

This package is available individually or as part of a Full Annual Subscription - giving you access to all Clickdocs documents, packages and forms for a single annual fee. It is also included in our HW and PFA LPA Package which offers both the Health and Welfare and Personal and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney products for only £16.92 including VAT.

The price for this package is £11.28 including VAT.

How to order

Order your Health and Welfare LPA package: Health and Welfare LPA package

Related Clickdocs documents

• Ordinary Power of Attorney - a POA to allow Attorneys to manage property and financial affairs
• Property and Financial Affairs LPA - a POA to allow Attorneys to manage all or specific financial affairs
• HW and PFA LPA Package - a combined pack containing both the Health and Welfare and Property and Financial Affairs LPA packages