[withdrawn] making and registering an lpa during the coronavirus outbreak

Guidance MAKING AND REGISTERING AN LPA DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * English * Cymraeg If you want to make an LPA now, you can as long as you follow government guidance on social

distancing and self-isolating. Get emails about this page THIS GUIDANCE WAS WITHDRAWN ON 30 MARCH 2022 This page has been withdrawn because it’s no longer current. Read more about living

safely with coronavirus (COVID-19). APPLIES TO ENGLAND AND WALES * Guidance for Northern Ireland * Guidance for Scotland CONTENTS * Signing and witnessing * The certificate provider * How

you can help us register your LPA as quickly as possible Print this page Coronavirus (COVID-19) may make registering a lasting power of attorney (LPA) difficult. There is information below

on how you can ensure that you can still meet the requirements and help make the registration process faster. On 21 February 2022, the government updated the guidance on staying safe and how

to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. You can find more information about this on the coronavirus guidance page. There is specific guidance for Wales. Our services are currently

experiencing delays, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please allow up to 20 weeks from us receiving your LPA for your application to be processed. This includes a 4

week waiting period required by law. Given the delays we are experiencing, you may want to use some short-term options for health, welfare and financial decisions. This information will help

you make one, but you should also use the standard guidance on making an LPA. This guidance is for people making an LPA in England and Wales only. SIGNING AND WITNESSING There are simple

things you can do to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. They will help you ensure you can satisfy the requirements for making an LPA. When signing the LPA, do not: * use digital

signatures - the document must be printed out and signed by hand with a black pen * send people photocopies or scans of the LPA to sign - everyone must sign the same, original document * ask

people to send you a scan or photocopy of the page they’ve signed - we cannot register an LPA that includes scans or copied pages Witnessing must be done in person. If the donor is not able

to use a pen and cannot sign the LPA, someone else can sign on their behalf. The donor and 2 other people must be there in person to witness the signature being made. The 2 witnesses must

also sign the LPA. THE CERTIFICATE PROVIDER The certificate provider must talk to the donor to make sure the donor understands the LPA and is not being pressured to make it. We recommend

this conversation happens face to face, but if it must be over the phone or a video call, the certificate provider should make sure the call is private. HOW YOU CAN HELP US REGISTER YOUR LPA

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE * Use our online service to make the LPA and pay the application fee by card rather than cheque. * Give email addresses for the donor and attorney(s). This makes it

quicker to contact you. * Double check the forms before sending them and read the guidance on how to make LPAs. Make sure you: * have signed the LPA in the right order * send all the pages

of the LPA, even those you didn’t fill in * send the original document, not a scan or photocopy Please continue to check our coronavirus response page for updates. We will also update it if

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