A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document. It lets you (the donor) appoint one or more people (the attorney) to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf.
This gives you more control over what happens to you if you cannot make your own decisions.
There are 2 types of LPA:
- health and welfare
- property and financial affairs
You can choose to make one type or both.
Find out how to make and register a lasting power of attorney on the GOV.UK website
Property and financial affairs lasting power of attorney
You use this LPA to give an attorney the power to make decisions about money and property for you. For example:
- managing a bank or building society account
- paying bills
- collecting benefits or a pension
- selling your home.
It can be used as soon as it is registered, with your permission.
It is this LPA that may be used for decisions about your pension. If you have this LPA, you can let us know.
Information to give us
When you have registered a LPA, you need to apply for an access code. The donor or attorney can apply for this.
Find out how to manage a LPA and generate an access code on the GOV.UK website
When you receive your LPA access code, please give it to us.
If you are a pensioner member, please contact Pension Payroll Team. Give them your LPA access code.
If you are a current or deferred member, please contact Kent Pension Fund. Give them your LPA access code.
If you had a LPA in place before 2016, you may only have a paper copy. Please send a copy to us.
What we do
We access the LPA register with the access code that you have given us. We collect the information about your property and financial services LPA. We update your pension account with the LPA information from the register.
Court of Protection
If a person lacks mental capacity, they may not be able to appoint an LPA.
The Court of Protection is a specialist court in England and Wales. It makes decisions on financial or welfare matters for people who cannot make decisions at the time they need to be made.
Find out about the Court of Protection on the GOV.UK website