Certificate Provider

A certificate provider is an impartial person who confirms that you understand what you’re doing and that nobody is forcing you to make an LPA. They must confirm that:

you understand the significance of the LPA

you have not been put under pressure to make it

there has been no fraud involved in making the LPA

there is no other reason for concern

Who can be a certificate provider?

A certificate provider must be at least 18 years old and either:

a friend, colleague or someone you’ve known well for at least two years – they must be more than just an acquaintance

your doctor or lawyer or someone with the professional skills to judge whether you understand what you’re doing and are not being forced to make an LPA

‘People to notify’ can be certificate providers.

People who can’t be a certificate provider

The certificate provider must not be:

an attorney or replacement attorney for the LPA

an attorney or replacement attorney in any other LPA or enduring power of attorney (EPA) that you’ve already made

a member of your or your attorneys’ families – including wives, husbands, civil partners, in-laws and step-relatives

an unmarried partner, boyfriend or girlfriend of yours or of any of your attorneys – whether or not they live at the same address

your business partner or one of your attorneys’ business partner.