The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is currently taking an average of 82 days to register lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) in England and Wales, over twice the target time of 40 working days.
The delay was revealed in a written parliamentary answer from parliamentary under Minister for Justice Tom Pursglove.
Almost all LPAs registered in 2022 have taken longer than 12 weeks, this is compared to just 1.2 percent of LPAs in 2019/2020, 34 percent in 2020/2021, and 74 percent in 202...
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