The new Court of Protection was set up under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It can make decisions on whether people have 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. On 1/4/09 the COP administration transferred from the OPG to HMCS (now HMCTS).

See also

• Court of Protection Rules 2007
• Court of Protection Practice Directions
• Court of Protection forms
• Office of the Public Guardian
• 39 Essex Street COP Newsletter
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Transfer Of Proceedings) Order 2007
• Civil Procedure Rules 1998

External resources

MOJ website

• MOJ website: Court of Protection page

Judiciary website

• Judiciary of England and Wales, 'Court of Protection Report 2010' (July 2011). The report contains the following chapters: (1) Judiciary; (2) Court administration; (3) Work of the court; (4) Review of performance; (5) Case law; and (6) Volume of business. The case law chapter summarises 28 decisions made during the year.

• 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

• Wolanski and Wilson, 'The Family Courts: Media Access & Reporting' (July 2011). This document (a joint publication of The President of the Family Division, the Judicial College and the Society of Editors) contains information on cases in the Court of Protection and under the High Court's inherent jurisdiction

Other links

• Moira Sofaer, 'The Court of Protection - continuing complaints', Family Law Week, 27/9/10

• Victoria Butler-Cole and Alex Ruck Keene, 'Preparing care plans, transition plans and best interests assessments for Court of Protection proceedings', 39 Essex Street, November 2009

• Family Law Week:

• Sally Bradley, 'Court of Protection Update (January 2011)' (Family Law Week, 7/1/11)

• Sally Bradley, 'Court of Protection Update (October 2011)' (Family Law Week, 2/10/11)

• Sally Bradley, 'Court of Protection Update (January 2012)' (Family Law Week, 18/1/12)

• Directgov, 'Making an application to the Court of Protection'

• Lucy Series, 'Access, reporting and judgments in the Court of Protection' (Small Places blog, 29/7/11)

• Jan Insley, 'Court Funds claimants losing out to effects of tax and inflation' (30/7/11)

• Letter from COP Court Manager (July 2011) and associated COP Questionnaire (July 2011)

• Guardian newspaper list of Court of Protection articles (automatically updated). Selected articles below:

• Amelia Hill, 'Court of protection should be open to public scrutiny, says leading judge' (Guardian, 6/11/11)

• Amelia Hill, 'The court of protection: defender of the vulnerable or shadowy and unjust?' (Guardian, 6/11/11)

• Martin Terrell, 'Court of protection must balance needs of vulnerable with rights of family' (Guardian, 7/11/11)

Related book

Gordon Ashton, Court of Protection Practice 2011 (Jordans, Bristol 2011)