enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: power of attorney uk government website

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Lasting power of attorney - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasting_power_of_attorney

    Lasting power of attorney. Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) in English law were created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and came into effect on 1 October 2007. The LPA replaced the former enduring powers of attorney (EPA) which were narrower in scope. [1] Their purpose is to meet the needs of those who can see a time when they will lack ...

  3. Attorney General's Office (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General's_Office...

    The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales).

  4. Attorney General for England and Wales - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_for...

    His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown.

  5. Law officers of the Crown - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_officers_of_the_Crown

    Law officers of the Crown. The Law Officers are the senior legal advisors to His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and devolved governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They are variously referred to as the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Lord Advocate, or Advocate General depending on seniority and geography - though ...

  6. Court of Protection - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Protection

    The Court of Protection in English law is a superior court of record created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It has jurisdiction over the property, financial affairs and personal welfare of people who lack mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.

  7. Cabinet of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom

    The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of His Majesty's Government. [1] A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired by the Prime Minister and its members include Secretaries of State and other senior ministers. Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister and are by convention chosen from members ...

  8. Power of attorney - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_attorney

    A power of attorney ( POA) or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs (which may be financial or regarding health and welfare), business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, grantor, or donor (of the power).

  9. Enduring power of attorney - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduring_power_of_attorney

    An enduring power of attorney (EPA) under English law is a legal authorisation to act on someone else's behalf in legal and financial matters which (unlike other kinds of power of attorney) can continue in force after the person granting it loses mental capacity, and so can be used to manage the affairs of people who have lost the ability to ...

  10. Government Legal Department - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Legal_Department

    The department is a non-ministerial government department and executive agency. The Treasury Solicitor reports to the Attorney General for England and Wales. The department employs more than 1,900 solicitors and barristers to provide advice and legal representation on a huge range of issues to many government departments.

  11. Government of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United...

    His Majesty's Government (abbreviated to HM Government, and commonly known as the Government of the United Kingdom) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (currently Rishi Sunak, since 25 October 2022) who selects all the other ministers ...