Court of Protection Practice Directions: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:40, 25 February 2022

Practice Directions for the Court of Protection to be read in conjunction with the Court of Protection Rules 2017. [This page needs to be updated but the main external links work.]

Main external links

All practice directions on Judiciary website

All Court of Protection publications on Judiciary website

Court of Protection Handbook Blog, 'Legislative Materials' page

Amendments and other links

Practice Direction 10A (Deprivation of liberty applications) introduced for DOLS matters

COP Practice Direction: Preparation of Bundles — The draft Practice Direction has been amended and is now Practice Direction 13B: Court Bundles. It applies to all Court of Protection hearings from 1/5/12. See Court of Protection Practice Directions for others.

Three Court of Protection Practice Directions were amended on 25/11/11:

Practice Direction 10AA (Deprivation of liberty applications) has been amended to reflect fact that the Court of Protection has moved. The DOLS Application Branch's new contact details are: Court of Protection, Royal Courts of Justice, Thomas More Building, Strand, London WC2A 2LL, DX 44450 Strand, tel 0300 456 4600. The PD also contains a new internet address for the relevant court forms.
Practice Direction 14B (Depositions) has similarly been updated to reflect the new address.
Practice Direction 19A (Costs in the Court of Protection) has been amended to replace 'Supreme Court Costs Office' with 'Senior Court Costs Office'.

Practice Direction 3A (Authorised Court Officers) comes into force on 12/12/11 at the same time as Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2011

Sophy Miles, 'New Practice Directions out now!' (Court of Protection Handbook Blog, 8/4/15)

Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection Practice Directions come into force 6 April 2015' (2/4/15)

Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection: draft Case Management Pilot Practice Direction' (2/3/16) . This web page contains information about, and links to, two draft Practice Directions: "Practice Direction: Case Management Pilot" and "Practice Direction: Section 49 Reports Pilot". Comments on the drafts are invited. The final Practice Directions are expected to come into force in June 2016.

Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection Transparency Pilot for increased access for public and media 2016' (28/1/16) . This web page contains the following documents: (1) Court of Protection: Transparency Pilot - Background note (2015); (2) Court of Protection Practice Direction: Transparency Pilot (January 2016); (3) Court of Protection: Transparency Pilot - Cause list descriptors (19 January 2016); (4) Court of Protection Pilots - Note from the Vice President to judges; (5) HMCTS Q and A Court of Protection Pilot.

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-Practice Directions for the [[Court of Protection]] to be read in conjunction with the [[Court of Protection Rules 2007]].
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+Practice Directions for the [[Court of Protection]] to be read in conjunction with the [[Court of Protection Rules 2017]]. [This page needs to be updated but the main external links work.]
-==Amendments==
+==Main external links==
-*Additional Practice Directions:
+[https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-type/practice-directions/ All practice directions on Judiciary website]
-:*[[Media:COP PD 10A.doc|COP Practice Direction 10A: Deprivation of liberty applications]]
-*Draft:
+[https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-court/court-of-protection/ All Court of Protection publications on Judiciary website]
-:*{{pagesummary|COP Practice Direction: Preparation of Bundles}}
-*Three Court of Protection Practice Directions were amended on 25/11/11 (external link below):
+[https://courtofprotectionhandbook.com/legislation-codes-of-practice-forms-and-guidance/ Court of Protection Handbook Blog, 'Legislative Materials' page]
+==Amendments and other links==
+*[https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/10a-applications-within-proceedings/ Practice Direction 10A (Deprivation of liberty applications)] introduced for DOLS matters
+*{{pagesummary|COP Practice Direction: Preparation of Bundles}}
+*Three Court of Protection Practice Directions were amended on 25/11/11:
 :*Practice Direction 10AA (Deprivation of liberty applications) has been amended to reflect fact that the Court of Protection has moved. The DOLS Application Branch's new contact details are: Court of Protection, Royal Courts of Justice, Thomas More Building, Strand, London WC2A 2LL, DX 44450 Strand, tel 0300 456 4600. The PD also contains a new internet address for the relevant court forms.
 :*Practice Direction 14B (Depositions) has similarly been updated to reflect the new address.
 :*Practice Direction 19A (Costs in the Court of Protection) has been amended to replace 'Supreme Court Costs Office' with 'Senior Court Costs Office'.
-==External link==
+*Practice Direction 3A (Authorised Court Officers) comes into force on 12/12/11 at the same time as [[Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2011]]
-*[http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications-and-reports/practice-directions/cop-practice-directions Judiciary website: Court of Protection Practice Directions]
+*[http://courtofprotectionhandbook.com/2015/04/08/new-practice-directions-out-now/ Sophy Miles, 'New Practice Directions out now!' (Court of Protection Handbook Blog, 8/4/15)]
+*[https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/court-of-protection-practice-directions-come-into-force-6-april-2015/ Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection Practice Directions come into force 6 April 2015' (2/4/15)]
+*{{link|https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/court-of-protection-draft-case-management-pilot-practice-direction/|Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection: draft Case Management Pilot Practice Direction' (2/3/16)|s}}. This web page contains information about, and links to, two draft Practice Directions: "Practice Direction: Case Management Pilot" and "Practice Direction: Section 49 Reports Pilot". Comments on the drafts are invited. The final Practice Directions are expected to come into force in June 2016.
-[[Category:Mental Capacity Act 2005 provisions]]
+*{{link|https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/transparency-pilot-court-of-protection/|Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection Transparency Pilot for increased access for public and media 2016' (28/1/16)|s}}. This web page contains the following documents: (1) Court of Protection: Transparency Pilot - Background note (2015); (2) Court of Protection Practice Direction: Transparency Pilot (January 2016); (3) Court of Protection: Transparency Pilot - Cause list descriptors (19 January 2016); (4) Court of Protection Pilots - Note from the Vice President to judges; (5) HMCTS Q and A Court of Protection Pilot.
+{{Information-footer
+|maincat=Mental capacity law
+}}