What information do I need to make an LPA?

Full legal names, addresses and dates of birth for the donor, every attorney and every replacement; a certificate provider; and three decisions about how the LPA should work. Gather these and the form takes about twenty minutes.

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The Office of the Public Guardian charges a separate £92 to register each LPA.

People

Person	What you need
Donor	Full legal name as on ID, address, date of birth
Each attorney	Full name, address, date of birth
Each replacement attorney	Full name, address, date of birth
Certificate provider	Full name and address — not a relative, not an attorney
People to notify (optional)	Full name and address of up to five

Names must match

Use the name on the passport or driving licence. A shortened first name is one of the most common reasons the OPG queries an application.

Decisions

Which LPA — money, health, or both.
How attorneys act: jointly, or jointly and severally.
For a financial LPA: whether it can be used before capacity is lost.
For a health LPA: whether attorneys may decide about life-sustaining treatment.
Any preferences or instructions — optional, and best kept minimal.

What you do not need

Copies of ID documents — the LPA does not require them.
A list of accounts or assets — an LPA is not asset-specific.
A solicitor, a notary, or a medical report in most cases.

Getting attorney and replacement details right

Because the choice of attorneys and replacements is the part most people spend longest deciding, it is worth settling this before you sit down to fill in the form. See choosing attorneys for an LPA, how many attorneys can I appoint, and jointly or jointly and severally if you have not already decided how they should act together.

Detail needed for each attorney	Why it matters
Full name exactly as on ID	Mismatches are a common cause of OPG queries
Current residential address	Used for correspondence and identity checks by banks later
Date of birth	Confirms they are 18 or over on the date of signing
Whether they are willing to act	An unwilling attorney can simply disclaim, wasting the appointment

Certificate provider details

You need a certificate provider before you can complete the LPA — either someone who has known you personally for at least two years, or a professional such as a GP or solicitor. They cannot be a relative of yours or of any attorney. See who can be a certificate provider for the full rules, including whether a doctor can act in that role.

Common questions

Do I need my attorneys' National Insurance numbers?

No. The LPA needs names, addresses and dates of birth only — no National Insurance number, passport number or bank details are required.

Can I finish the form if I have not chosen a certificate provider yet?

You can complete most of the document, but the certificate provider must sign before the LPA is valid, so it is worth deciding who that will be before you start.

What if I do not know an attorney's exact address yet?

You need their current address at the time of signing, so it is worth confirming it with them directly rather than guessing.

Where this fits

This page is part of Attorneys and certificate providers. The pages below take it further.

Make an LPA online
The whole journey end to end: questions, documents, signing and registration.
The LPA forms explained
LP1F, LP1H and LP3 — what each section asks and where people go wrong.

Making your own LPA?

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Appoint your attorneys