Court of Protection

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The new Court of Protection was set up under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It can make decisions on whether a person has capacity in relation to particular decisions, make decisions on their behalf, appoint or remove people who make decisions on people's behalf, and make decisions relating to Lasting Powers of Attorney or Enduring Powers of Attorney.

Contents

See also

Court of Protection Rules 2007

Office of the Public Guardian

Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Transfer Of Proceedings) Order 2007

Updates

April 2010 update

Victoria Butler-Cole and Alex Ruck Keene, 'Best interests proceedings - an update', 39 Essex Street, April 2010 - This article summarises case law from the previous 12 months, and provides practical advice for local authority applicants.

July 2010

Mondaq: 'The Court Of Protection – Recent Cases And Comments On Procedure', Alexis Hearnden, Victoria Butler-Cole and Alex Ruck Keene - 1/7/10

August 2010

Alex Ruck Keene and Victoria Butler-Cole, 'Court of Protection Update: August 2010', 39 Essex Street, 17/8/10.

External resources

Judiciary website:

  • Court of Protection: 2009 Report - published 10/6/10 - This first report of the Court of Protection, covering the period from 1/10/07 to 31/12/09, describes the work undertaken by the court and summarises several reported decisions

HMCS website:

  • Forms - Choose "Court of Protection" as Work Type to see all the forms, which are now on the HMCS website (on 1/4/09 the COP administration transferred from the OPG to HMCS)

Office of the Public Guardian:

Related book

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Court of Protection Practice 2010
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