If you wish to end your lasting power of attorney, you must make a written statement called a ‘deed of revocation’ and send it to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) together with the original LPA. The wording must be very specific and the OPG recomend the following wording for the deed of revocation. [Replace the words in the square brackets with the relevant details.]

Deed of revocation

“This deed of revocation is made by [your name] of [your address].

1: I granted a lasting power of attorney for property and financial affairs/health and welfare (delete as appropriate) on [date you signed the lasting power of attorney] appointing [name of first attorney] of [address of first attorney] and [name of second attorney] of [address of second attorney] to act as my attorney(s).

2: I revoke the lasting power of attorney and the authority granted by it.

Signed and delivered as a deed [your signature]
Date signed [date]
Witnessed by [signature of witness]
Full name of witness [name of witness]
Address of witness [address of witness]”

You must also tell your attorney or attorneys that you’re ending your LPA.

You can ask the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to remove an attorney if your lasting power of attorney (LPA) is registered and you still have the mental capacity for this. You will need to produce a written statement with specific wording which is shown below. [Please replace the words in the square brackets with the relevant details.]

Partial deed of revocation

“This partial deed of revocation is made by [donor’s name] of [donor’s address].

1: I granted a lasting power of attorney for property and financial affairs/health and welfare [delete as appropriate] on [date donor signed the lasting power of attorney] appointing [name of first attorney] of [address of first attorney] and [name of second attorney] of [address of second attorney] to act as my attorney(s).

2: I hereby revoke [attorney’s name that you are revoking] ONLY from the lasting power of attorney and the authority granted to him/her.

Signed and delivered as a deed [donor’s signature]
Date signed [date]
Witnessed by [signature of witness]
Full name of witness [name of witness]
Address of witness [address of witness]”

Once completed you need to send the partial deed of revocation to the Office of the Public Guardian with the original LPA document.

You must also tell your attorney or attorneys that you’re ending their responsibilities within your LPA.

Your LPA may end if your attorney:

• loses the ability to make decisions – i.e. ‘loses mental capacity’

• is your spouse or civil partner and they divorce you or end the civil partnership

• is removed by the Court of Protection

• becomes bankrupt or subject to a Debt Relief Order (DRO), your property and financial affairs may be brought to an end.

Your LPA will end if your attorney dies and you have no replacement attorneys. You must tell OPG and send them:

• the original LPA

• all certified copies of the LPA

• a return address where your documents can be sent back to.