Petition Require clinical assessment and notification of family for powers of attorney

We want the Government to make it a legal requirement for there to be a clinical assessment of an individual's mental capacity, and notification of a person's family, before ordinary power of attorney or lasting power of attorney (LPA) can be put in place or used.

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We believe that under the current system it is too easy for power of attorney to be granted and used, and there are not adequate safeguards for checking a person's mental capacity, or ensuring family are notified when arrangements for power of attorney are made or used.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

19 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 19 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 14 January 2024
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