Typically 8 to 10 weeks from the day your signed forms reach the Office of the Public Guardian. That includes a mandatory 4-week waiting period, built in so anyone with concerns has time to object, plus checking and processing time on either side.
Nothing speeds this up, which is the practical argument for making an LPA before you need it. Errors slow it down badly: a rejected application means correcting or re-signing the forms and applying again. Preparing the forms themselves takes minutes online; collecting the signatures usually takes a household a week or so.
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