This section contains statutory documents produced for the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Court of Protection (Court). This includes Practice Directions the Court rules.
Practice Directions are directions given by the President of the Court on the Court's practices and procedures. They need to be read in conjunction with the Court Rules in order to have a better understanding of how the Court operates.
They are written in plain English although it is legal professionals who will mainly consider Practice Directions.
3A - Authorised Court Officers (PDF 18.7kb)Comes into force on 12 December 2011
4A - Court documents
4B - Statements of truth
6A - Service
7A - Notifying P
8A - Permission
9A - The application form
9B - Notification of other persons that an application form has been issued
9C - Responding to an application
9D - Applications by currently appointed Deputies, Attorneys, and Donees in relation to P's property and affairs
9E - Applications relating to serious medical treatment
9F - Applications relating to statutory wills, codicils, settlements and other dealings with P's property
9G - Applications to appoint or discharge a trustee
9H - Applications relating to the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
10A - Applications within proceedings
10AA Deprivation of Liberty practice direction - November 2011 (PDF 36.0kb)
10B - Urgent and interim applications
11A - Human rights
12A - Court's jurisdiction to be exercised by certain judges
12B - Procedure for disputing the Courts jurisdiction
13A - Hearings (including reporting restrictions)
13B - Court Bundles (PDF 53.1kb)
14B - Admissions, evidence and depositions practice direction - November 2011 (PDF 33.9kb)
14C - Fee for examiners of the Court
14D - Witness summons
14E - Section 49 reports
15A - Expert evidence
17A - Litigation friend
18A - Change of solicitor
19A - Costs practice direction - November 2011 (PDF 20.2kb)
19B - Costs in the Court of Protection (until 31 January 2011)
19B - Fixed costs in the Court of Protection (from 1 February 2011)
20A - Appeals
21A - Contempt of Court
22A - Transitional provisions
22B - Transitory provisions
22C - Appeals against decisions made under Part 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983 or under the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 which are brought on or after commencement
23A - Request for directions where notice of objection prevents the Public Guardian from registering an Enduring Power of Attorney
23B - Where P ceases to lack capacity or dies
Court of Protection Rules
2011 No. 2753 (L.19) - The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2011 (PDF 39.7kb)
Court of Protection Rules 2007
Fixed costs in the Court of Protection
