Practice and procedure

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Permission to apply

For certain applications to the court, the applicant must obtain permission to apply. In such cases, the application for permission is made as part of the main application and the court will consider both issues together. The first stage in any application is therefore to establish whether or not you need to apply for permission.

Permission is not usually required to make an application relating to property and financial affairs, but permission may be required to make an application relating to personal welfare. The detailed rules as to when permission is required are contained in section 50 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) and Part 8 of the Court of Protection Rules 2017 (COPR 2017). The rules and the procedure for making an application for permission are explained in the Practice Note: Court of Protection—permission to apply.

Making an application to the Court of Protection

Most applications to the Court of Protection are commenced by filing a COP1 application form, which should identify the applicant and the person lacking capacity (P) and state the

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