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What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? 

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document which allows you to appoint someone that you trust as your ‘attorney’ to make decisions on your behalf when you no longer wish to or when you lack the mental capacity to do so.  Your attorney can be a friend, relative or a professional.

What ‘lacking mental capacity’ means

Someone can lack mental capacity if they have an injury, disorder or condition that affects the way their mind works. This could mean they have difficulty making decisions just some of the time or all of the time or, that it might take them a long time to make a decision.