Power of attorney

Lasting powers of attorney could be fully digitised under Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) proposals. However, the Law Society has warned that this would remove the safeguards provided by witnessed signatures and leave vulnerable people open to abuse. Law Society president Nicholas Fluck says: “The OPG consultation paper itself recognises that ‘16 million adults in the UK do not have basic online skills’ and that ‘elderly people, along with those on a low income and those affected by disability are the most likely to lack these skills’.”