Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2017

These Rules amend the Court of Protection Rules 2007 in two respects. They:

1. insert a provision for the making by the Court of Protection of civil restraint orders (a civil restraint order being an order against a person who has brought proceedings which are totally without merit from bringing further proceedings without the court’s permission).
   
2. insert a new Part making provision for applications in relation to international protection of adults pursuant to Schedule 3 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

They come into force on 6 April 2017.

Read the SI here.