Ensuring Electronic Signature Lawfulness for General Power of Attorney in United Kingdom

How to eSign a document: electronic signature lawfulness for General Power of Attorney in United Kingdom

lasting power of attorney Health and Welfare how to sign guide firstly please read through your document very carefully once you are happy with it you must sign it correctly for it to become a valid document there are five sections that need to be signed sections 5 9 10 11. and if you are registering your document straight away also section 15. there are three sets of people who need to sign the paperwork one the donor this is you two the certificate provider this is a friend or colleague who you have known for at least two years or your GP who is signing the document to confirm you have mental capacity and are not being unduly influenced into making the lasting power of attorney three the attorney or attorneys if you've chosen more than one these are the people who would make decisions on your behalf it is extremely important that the document is signed in the correct order first you second your certificate provider third your attorney or attorneys please also ensure that all sections are dated using the correct eight digit format day month year the document does not have to be signed by everybody on the same day as long as you follow the correct order you must sign the document first in the presence of a witness there are two sections for you to sign sections five and nine Section 5 asks you a question this is a personal decision to choose what power you want your attorneys to have with regard to making life-sustaining decisions please read the options carefully you must only sign and date one section either option A or option b depending on your choice option A gives power to your attorneys to give or refuse life-sustaining treatment an option b does not give your attorneys that power once you have signed and dated your option of choice your witness who can be anyone over 18 years of age including your certificate provider but must not be an attorney or a relative of you or your attorney completes their details in the section to the bottom of the page the witness signs in the blank box then prints their name in the section to the right and also adds their home address please note the witness must write their name in full for example Alan John Smith Section 5 is complete please then sign in section 9 in the blank box and complete the date your witness then completes their details in the witness section to the right of the page the witness signed in the blank box then prints their full name in the section below and finally adds their home address section 9 is complete the second person to sign is your certificate provider this is a person that is confirming you are acting of your own free will and you are aware of what you are doing they sign section 10. they sign in the blank box below their details and complete the date no witness is required on this section 10 is now complete the third set of signatures are those of your attorneys this is the person or people you have chosen to act on your behalf should you lose mental capacity these are named in section 11. in the presence of a witness who can be anyone aged 18 or over including your certificate provider or another attorney your attorney signed in the blank box above their name and completes a date section the witness then completes the section to the right of the page the witness signs in the blank box and prints their full name in the section below and finally adds their home address section 11 is complete once all attorneys have completed their page of the document if you are not registering your document right away then your lasting power of attorney is now complete if you have chosen to register the document with the office of the public Guardian straight away then section 15 also needs completing there are four signature boxes on this page you need to sign and date the first one in the top left hand corner only section 15 is now complete if you choose to register the document yourself you will need to complete sections 12 13 and 14 before signing section 15. if you'd like more information on our additional registration service please do not hesitate to contact us 0 3 3 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0. if you have taken advantage of our simpler care plan then once your lasting power of attorney has been completed please return your document in the prepaid envelope although we do recommend sending it via recorded delivery and we will validate the document and verify that your lasting power of attorney is signed dated and witnessed correctly we will then place your document into our secure storage facility for safekeeping if you have used our registration service we will then submit your paperwork to the office of the public guardian and keep you updated on the registration process if you have not taken advantage of the simpler care plan we will still check and validate your document for you free of charge there are two ways you can do this number one take a photo of the pages that have been signed sections 5 9 10 and 11. then load them to the validation page of our website at .simpler.co.uk forward slash validate or two post your completed document into us we recommend using recorded delivery we will check and validate it for you we will require a payment of six pounds and 25 Pence including vat to cover the costs of returning your documents to you via recorded delivery once they have been checked it can be paid by check or by calling our office on zero three three three six zero zero one zero zero zero to pay by debit or credit card