Petition · past parliament

Amend the law so Chartered Legal Executives can certify Powers of Attorney

Closed 431 signatures

What the petition asks

At present Solicitors are having to support their colleagues by certifying Powers of Attorney despite the fact that Chartered Legal Executives can now run their own legal practices. It also causes confusion and delays for clients who can certify their own Lasting Powers of Attorney but we cannot.

Timeline

16 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 431
Status Closed
Opened 16 Nov 2015
Closed 16 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.