Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

Allows individuals aged 18 and over to appoint people to act in their Best Interest for questions relating to financial decisions and/or health and welfare. Health and welfare comes into force when the individual is assessed to lack capacity to make decisions within this domain, whereas financial LPA can commence on authorisation, working under the direction of the individual while they are assessed to have financial capacity or in the Best Interest of the person if they lack capacity for finances.