>> Nope. Once its registered its active
The current iteration, the Lasting Power of Attorney, where given for money and property, is active immediately it is registered with the Court of Protection/Public Guardian and registration is effected when the power is given. I would assume that the safeguard against abuse is the donor's capacity to revoke. An LPA for health and welfare, per the government website, (i)can only be used when you’re unable to make your own decisions(/i).
The predecessor version, known as an Enduring Power of Attorney, only had to be registered when the donor was, or appeared to be, losing capacity. There was little effective supervision of their use (eg a requirement to account) and fraud, which usually only came to light when a relative blew the whistle, was common.
Interestingly the first Judge of the reformed Court of Protection, the now retired Denzil Lush, is on record as saying he would not make an EPA in respect of his own affairs.
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