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 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).

Contents

See also

External resources

MOJ website

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

Other links

  • Family Law Week:

Related book

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