In brief
In December 2005, the Public Guardianship Office changed the forms for making an enduring power of attorney to include references to civil partnership following the Civil Partnership Act 2004. The form of application to register an enduring power of attorney, form EP2 (SI 2005/3126) was also changed.
The three statutory instruments introducing the new forms contained transitional provisions allowing old versions of forms to be used until April 2007. Only the forms prescribed in the current statutory instruments will be valid after April 2007; and although it is possible, in some circumstances, that courts may be persuaded to accept the old forms, this cannot be guaranteed. For more information contact: ian.robertson2@guardianship.gsi.gov.uk.
