April 07 - March 08
Rounded Rectangle: Performance Against Administrative Targets
Our standard is to process 90% of correctly completed Powers of attorney within 12 working days of receipt at the office
  April May June July August September October November December January February March TOTAL
No Received 3112 3385 3158 3259 3751 3168 3278 3578 2644 2938 3410 3018 38699
No. Registered 2547 2875 2177 2595 3876 2017 2839 3295 2128 2800 2733 2184 32066
No. Registered To Target 2515 2812 2114 2464 3818 1844 2778 3272 2128 2800 2732 2179 31456
Actual % Achieved 99 98 97 95 99 91 98 99 100 100 100 100 98
No. Rejected 518 568 493 510 557 234 479 531 289 404 386 239 5208
% Rejected 16.9 16.5 18.5 16.4 12.6 10.4 14.4 13.9 12 12.6 12.4 9.9 14.0
 
Despite a slight reduction, the numbers of powers of attorney rejected remains a cause for concern.  This represents powers of attorney submitted that do not  
comply with the provisions laid out at part 2 of the Act.  On average around 1 in 6 powers of attorney submitted have to be returned because they require 
amendment.   We are working with professionals such as solicitors to reduce this.          
Numbers processed include powers of attorney carried forward from the previous month as work in progress.
Rounded Rectangle: Registered by Type
  April May June July August September October November December January February March TOTAL
Welfare 199 255 167 212 281 134 223 230 157 169 155 108 2290
Continuing 521 623 465 548 705 354 487 558 319 432 332 273 5617
Both 1827 1997 1545 1835 2890 1529 2129 2507 1652 2199 2246 1803 24159
Total 2547 2875 2177 2595 3876 2017 2839 3295 2128 2800 2733 2184 32066
Welfare = welfare powers only granted.  Continuing = financial powers only granted.  Both = welfare and financial powers granted.  
There has been a marked shift over the last 6 years as to the types of powers granted.  In 2001/02, only 29% of granters elected to include welfare powers.  In 
2003/04 this had risen to 48% and by 2006/07 to 75%.  Of powers of attorney registered since 2001, 37% are by males and 63% by females. (information as at 
April 07).  The vast majority of power of attorney are exercised by persons aged 60+, indeed 80% of granters fall into this category.  Only 1% of deeds registered 
relate to persons aged 16-30.