A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published.
A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published. The court, which launched in 2007, makes decisions on behalf of people who lack capacity to make their own.
Earlier this year, it reported that it had experienced teething problems including a lack of judicial manpower and a higher than expected caseload. In December 2009, a committee was set up to review the court’s rules and procedure.
The court’s president, Sir Nicholas Wall, says: “We are very pleased to see that the recommendations are directed to speeding up the process and to making non-contentious cases simpler and more user friendly. We would like to congratulate everyone associated with the court.”
