Powers of Attorney: Verification
2026-05-28 · Ministry of Justice · 4384 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to enable Enduring Powers of Attorney and Lasting Powers of Attorney created before 2016 to be registered on the digital LPA verification service; and what timeline he expects
Answer
Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) are a different legal instrument from Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). It has not been possible to create an EPA since 2007. EPAs are not compatible with the "Use an LPA" service and there are currently no pl...