Court of Protection: Practice Directions

Court of ProtectionPractice Direction

The Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2007 are revoked, and the new Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 are made by the President of the Court of Protection under the powers delegated to him by the Lord Chief Justice under section 52(3) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 2(2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and are approved by Dr. Phillip Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, by the authority of the Lord Chancellor.

Guidance and resources

Guidance for the Court of Protection: ‘Closed hearings’ and ‘closed material’