Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports

Guidance

Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports

Guidance on who Court of Protection visitors are and when their reports can be released.

From:: Office of the Public Guardian
Published: 5 February 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Public Guardian guidance: Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports (web version)

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Details

Court of Protection visitors report independently to the Public Guardian and the聽Court of Protection. They help in the Public Guardian鈥檚 role of:

supervising deputies
investigating concerns about the actions of a deputy or attorney

Depending on the circumstances, a report may be released:

to people a visitor has interviewed while preparing a report (at the Public Guardian鈥檚 discretion)
to people or organisations included in a Public Guardian application to the court
to the police or a local authority involved in an investigation
after a request for personal information under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), known as a subject access request
with the court鈥檚 permission, if it ordered the report

Published 5 February 2025

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