The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 changed the way Powers of Attorney are dealt with in Scotland, requiring the documents to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before being operated.

Postal registration used to take up to 12 weeks, meaning that there was a considerable delay before the Power of Attorney could be operated.  However earlier this year the Office of the Public Guardian introduced EPOAR, an electronic facility for the submission, registration and payment of Powers of Attorney online.

James and George Collie are authorised to complete the registration process online, which has reduced the registration time to a few days.

We have now successfully registered well over 100 Powers of Attorney online and find the process to be straightforward.

The cost of registering a Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian is £70.

James & George Collie can tailor the appropriate documents to meet the requirements of a client and his or her family and give detailed guidance on this matter.  For further information please contact our Forbes McLennan or our Vivienne M. Bruce on  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..