LPA - certificate provider

Newly_retired

Agreed here!

Savvy_Sue

Moose1960 said:

I am in the process of preparing new LPAs for my elderly parents, naturally at their request. 

We'll need a "certificate provider" who isn't related to them to confirm that they know what they're doing. The "someone who has known them for at least two years" requirement is tricky (albeit not impossible) due to the fact that at their age they've outlived a lot of their friends.

The alternative is "a professional" but the examples in the guidance are quite narrow - GP, lawyer, social worker. I have a trusted friend who is willing to stand as certificate provider and she is qualified both as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. Do any of the good people here know whether those qualifications will suffice?

One of our church leaders did ours, and AFAIK the only professional qualifications he has are in accountancy. No queries raised. I can't remember what - if anything - he said about himself on that bit of the form. 

Flugelhorn

Savvy_Sue said:

Moose1960 said:

I am in the process of preparing new LPAs for my elderly parents, naturally at their request. 

We'll need a "certificate provider" who isn't related to them to confirm that they know what they're doing. The "someone who has known them for at least two years" requirement is tricky (albeit not impossible) due to the fact that at their age they've outlived a lot of their friends.

The alternative is "a professional" but the examples in the guidance are quite narrow - GP, lawyer, social worker. I have a trusted friend who is willing to stand as certificate provider and she is qualified both as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. Do any of the good people here know whether those qualifications will suffice?

One of our church leaders did ours, and AFAIK the only professional qualifications he has are in accountancy. No queries raised. I can't remember what - if anything - he said about himself on that bit of the form. 

if he was a friend and had known you for more than 2 years then professional qualifications are not needed 

elsien

badmemory said:

Actually I think my hairdresser knows me way better than any GP does & will know more quickly than my GP if I am not "firing on all cylinders".

That may well be true (although you don't need a GP anyway)  - I am thinking of parent's cleaner, hairdresser and chiropodist who all know her well enought to judge, however I don't think any of them would want to be put in the position of signing a form which they are likely to see as being in a "professional" capacity and I just don't think they would see that as something they would want to do as part of their role. 

badmemory

Mine were signed by a long time friend, although I was only 68 at the time & had only been retired a year.  I do wonder if they expect better proof if you are significantly older.  My mother was in her 80s when she did hers & her doctor signed for her & surprisingly didn't charge.

Moose1960

Thank you all. We found a willing neighbour.

Flugelhorn

Moose1960 said:

Thank you all. We found a willing neighbour.

sounds ideal