05 February 2016
PJV v Assistant Director Adult Social Care Newcastle City Council and another [2015] EWCOP 87, [2016] All ER (D) 87 (Jan)
The Court of Protection held, in what was agreed to be a matter of general importance, that a deputy or an attorney acting on behalf of an applicant in regard to an award under the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority could accept and finalise such an award on behalf of a patient. Section 20(3)(a) and further or alternatively s 20(3)(c) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 did not preclude a deputy from so doing.
