The Powers of Attorney Act 2023 allows for a fully digital creation and registration system for LPAs. It will include real-time error checking, online identity verification, and digital signatures.
The OPG have begun preparing and testing an online, fully digital, paperless system. It has not yet been launched.
At present there is a hybrid system that allows the L.P.A. to be created and filled out online, but it must be printed to be physically signed and witnessed.
Once signed, the printed forms must be sent by post to the O.P.G for registration. This process as of summer 2026 is currently taking 8 to 10 weeks.