Lasting Powers of Attorney Amendments and Revocations by Family Justice Courts and Donee Age Group in Last Five Years

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development based on Government records over the past five years, how many Lasting Powers of Attorney have been (i) amended, (ii) revoked by the donee and (iii) revoked by court order issued by the Family Justice Courts, respectively, each as broken down by donee age group.

Under the Mental Capacity Act, no amendments can be made to a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) once it is executed. To make changes to an LPA, a Donor must revoke his or her LPA and make a new LPA to replace the one that has been cancelled. An LPA can only be revoked by the Donor and not the Donee.

In the past five years (2021 to 2025), 4,379 LPAs were revoked and replaced with a new LPA by the Donor. Of these, 3,799 Donors were aged 50 and above. Within the same period, four LPAs were revoked by a Court order.