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Lasting Power of Attorney Notification Letter

A completed fictional notification to named persons before registration of a lasting power of attorney.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales - completed fictional worked example

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# LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY NOTIFICATION LETTER

Date: 22 August 2037

Parties: Daniel Hughes, Priya Hughes and named persons

## 1. Purpose and parties

I, Daniel Hughes, notify you that I intend to apply to the Office of the Public Guardian to register a property and financial affairs Lasting Power of Attorney made on 10 August 2037. I have appointed my sister Priya Hughes as attorney and named you as a person to be notified.

## 2. Facts, scope and terms

The notice identifies the donor, attorney, instrument date and the address for objections. Registration is not the same as immediate loss of capacity, and an attorney must act within the authority of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its Code of Practice. The attorney should keep decisions and financial records.

## 3. Process and responsibilities

If you believe there is a reason to object, you should use the prescribed process and time limit rather than sending an informal response only. Please keep personal information confidential. This notice does not ask you to consent and does not itself register, activate or amend the LPA.

## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards

The parties should retain the relevant contract, notice, invoices, records and correspondence, and restrict access to personal or confidential information to those who need it. The stated amounts and dates are fictional worked-example facts and require checking against source records.

## 5. Review, escalation and outcome

If the issue is not resolved, the parties should identify the appropriate next step, which may include an internal process, mediation, court or regulator. Silence or part performance is not treated as acceptance or waiver.

## 6. Reservations and practical protections

This document is a general fictional example, not individual legal advice and not a guarantee of eligibility, liability or outcome. Where necessary, an independent professional should check the facts and current law.

## 7. England and Wales law and completion

This completed fictional sample is made on the date above under the law of England and Wales and subject to mandatory protections. It does not exclude any right, liability or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded.

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