You can cancel an LPA while you still have mental capacity. This is known as revoking the LPA and requires the correct formal documentation.
You may also be able to remove an individual attorney without cancelling the entire arrangement, although the effect will depend on how the attorneys were originally appointed. In some circumstances, removing one jointly appointed attorney can prevent the remaining attorneys from acting.
You cannot normally alter the contents of a registered LPA directly. If you want to change your attorneys, instructions or preferences, it may be necessary to revoke the existing document and make a new one.
Certain changes must also be reported to the Office of the Public Guardian, including an attorney’s change of name or address. An LPA may end automatically following events such as the donor’s death or, in some circumstances, bankruptcy or the end of a marriage.