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A donor is the person who creates a power of attorney, giving authority to one or more attorneys to act on their behalf.
The donor must have mental capacity when making the power of attorney. In LPAs, the donor decides what powers are granted and any preferences or instructions included.
Legal Reference:
- Defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations 2007.
Sources:
- Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donor
- Wikidata – https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1968442
- Knowledge Graph – https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/121x26zq
- Gov UK – https://www.gov.uk/use-lasting-power-attorney
- Citizens Advice – https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/looking-after-people/managing-affairs-for-someone-else
- DBpedia – http://dbpedia.org/resource/Donor
- Product Ontology – http://www.productontology.org/id/Donor
