EPOAR - Electronic Power of Attorney Registration

Update

Fees increase: The power of attorney submission fee will increase to £87 on 1 April 2024.

Pre Covid-19 submission criteria: Please note that we will be reverting to our pre Covid-19 submission criteria. Submissions which do not meet this criteria will be rejected. See our news item for more information.

Attorney Declaration Update: We provide an attorney declaration form that can be used to record that a named attorney is willing to act in terms of the PoA. We strongly encourage use of the attorney declaration form

Refunds: Due to the way information is captured on EPOAR, we are unable to assist firms reconcile refunds against credit card statements. We suggest that EPOAR users consider copying in their cash room to their correspondence when refunds are requested or when applications are rejected and a refund is due.

Welcome to EPOAR

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) welcomes you to the Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) website. EPOAR is an electronic facility for the submission and payment of Powers of Attorney (POA) made under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. EPOAR is not a facility for you to draft your PoA. We will check the validity of POA deeds submitted via EPOAR but will not check data input by users.

Individual

The Register New Individual User option should be selected if you are registering a POA on your own behalf or for a family member or friend. If you don’t have a PoA please consult our PoA Guidance before registering.

Agent

The Register New Agent option should be selected if you are a professional registering POAs on behalf of a client.

Login

If you have previously registered, please Login.

Verify

EPOAR has a facility to Verify Registrations for organisations that are presented with an electronically produced certificate of registration. Any queries regarding the validity of a certificate should be raised with OPG.

Individual

Agent

The Register New Agent option should be selected if you are a professional registering POAs on behalf of a client.

Login

If you have previously registered, please Login.

Verify

User Manuals

You can view step by step user manuals for an Individual/Agent

FAQs

Alternatively, you can view the Frequently Asked Questions section.

More Info

For general information on PoAs please visit the Office of the Public Guardian website. If you have any further queries about EPOAR please contact OPG at epoar@scotcourts.gov.uk.

User Manuals

You can view step by step user manuals for an Individual or Agent.

FAQs

Alternatively, you can view the Frequently Asked Questions section.

More Info

For general information on PoAs please visit the Office of the Public Guardian website. If you have any further queries about EPOAR please contact OPG at epoar@scotcourts.gov.uk.