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

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

Documents

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

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Public Guardian guidance: Court of Protection visitors and the release of their reports

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Details

Court of Protection visitors report independently to the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection. They help in the Public Guardian’s 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’s 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 Data Protection Act (known as a subject access request)
• with the court’s permission, if it ordered the report

Published 5 February 2025