This bill strengthens protections for vulnerable people by requiring banks and care homes to report suspected abuse by attorneys, giving the Public Guardian new investigative powers, and ensuring donors are notified when powers are registered.
A Bill to make provision about Lasting Powers of Attorney; to place duties on banks in respect of Lasting Powers of Attorney; to make provision about the powers of the Office of the Public Guardian to investigate the actions of an attorney; to require the Secretary of State to review the effectiveness of the powers of the Office of the Public Guardian to investigate the actions of an attorney and of its use of those powers; to make provision about the duties of care homes in respect of Lasting Powers of Attorney; to require an attorney to notify the Office of the Public Guardian of the death of a donor; to require the Office of the Public Guardian to take steps to promote the facility to request a search of its registers of powers of attorney; and for connected purposes.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Fabian Hamilton
Introduced: 2024-11-12