The media and public are being given access to Court of Protection hearings under a new six-month pilot scheme. The court makes decisions about the personal welfare, property and affairs of persons who lack capacity to make them themselves, applying a best interests test. Under a new Pilot Practice Direction, which took effect on 29 January, the default position will be that hearings are held in public with reporting restrictions to protect identities.
04 February 2016
Court of Protection access
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