Health and Welfare LPA

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appointedBy One or more attorneys
Replacement attorneys
gptkbp:attorneyMustAct In donor's best interests
gptkbp:canBe Financial decisions
gptkbp:challenge Interested parties
gptkbp:comesIntoEffect When donor loses mental capacity
gptkbp:created gptkb:Mental_Capacity_Act_2005
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Property_and_Financial_Affairs_LPA
gptkbp:enables Attorney to make life-sustaining treatment decisions
Attorney to make health and care decisions
gptkbp:fareControl £82 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:fullName Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Health and Welfare LPA
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:mayInclude Advance decisions about life-sustaining treatment
gptkbp:mustBeCertifiedBy Certificate provider
gptkbp:mustBeWitnessedBy Independent witness
gptkbp:provides Preferences and instructions
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Local_authorities
NHS
Care homes
gptkbp:registeredIn gptkb:Office_of_the_Public_Guardian
gptkbp:repealedBy Donor (while they have capacity)
gptkbp:replacedBy Enduring Power of Attorney (for health decisions)
gptkbp:requires Donor to have mental capacity at time of creation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lasting_Power_of_Attorney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6