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Welfare Power of Attorney
A Welfare Power of Attorney allows you (the "Granter") to legally appoint people (called "Attorneys") to make decisions with regard to your personal welfare should you become incapable of doing so yourself at some point in the future.
Before a Welfare Power of Attorney can be used by the Attorneys, it needs to be registered with the Public Guardian. It is recommended that Powers of Attorney are registered as promptly as possible after they are made. A Welfare Power of Attorney can only be used once the Granter becomes incapable.
This Welfare Power of Attorney allows you to appoint up to four Attorneys. It relates to your personal welfare only and not your property or financial affairs. It is only suitable where you wish to give the Attorneys a general power to make decisions with regard to your welfare, such as deciding on care arrangements or consenting to medical treatment.
The Welfare Power of Attorney must incorporate a certificate signed by a Prescribed Person (a solicitor, a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates or a medical practitioner). It must also contain a statement that the Granter has considered how they would wish their incapacity to be determined.
A Welfare Power of Attorney may be revoked at any time, either before or after registration, while the Granter has mental capacity. To revoke a Welfare Power of Attorney prior to registration with the Public Guardian, all that is required is to intimate in writing to the Attorney(s) that the Power of Attorney is revoked. A Deed of Revocation can be used for this purpose and a copy sent to the Attorney(s). The Power of Attorney will cease to be valid as soon as the Attorney(s) receive notice of the revocation. If the Power of Attorney has been registered you must inform the Public Guardian in writing that the Power of Attorney is revoked. A certificate completed by a Prescribed Person must be attached to the letter informing of the revocation.
This Welfare Power of Attorney package includes
the following documents which are suitable for use in Scotland:
- Prescribed Certificate to be incorporated in POA
- Welfare Power of Attorney
- Deed of Revocation
- Prescribed Certificate to revoke POA after registration
- Guidance notes on how to complete, register and revoke the POA
- Registration Form.
The price for this package is £11.28.
You can view a sample of the Welfare Power of Attorney document
here.
How to order
Choose the appropriate format for your Welfare Power of Attorney Package:
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