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Court of Protection deadline calculator
The Court of Protection Rules 2017 have their own computation of time and their own appeal window under rule 20.5, which is 21 days and not the 28 days some practitioners carry over from the family jurisdiction.
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Deadlines this calculator covers
37 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.
2 days from Service of any document in accordance with the Rules or a relevant practice direction
14 days from Date on which the court issued the application form (rule 9.2(2): the date entered on the application form by the court)
14 days from Date on which the application form was issued, where the application concerns the court's powers under MCA 2005 sections 22 or 23, or under paragraphs 2(9), 4(5)(a) and (b), 7(2), 10(c), 13, or 16(2), (3), (4) and (6) of Schedule 4
14 days from Date on which the application form was issued
14 days from Date the application form or appellant's notice was issued or withdrawn; or the date the decision was made; or the date the rule 7.6(4) order was served on the person required to effect notification
14 days before Date specified in the notice of hearing, for a hearing to dispose of the application or the appellant's notice
7 days from Date on which the documents were served, or on which notification was given
14 days from Date the application form was served, or notification of the application was given
28 days from Date of service under rule 9.6, 9.7 or 9.8; or date of notification under rule 9.7(5), 9.8(5), 9.9 or 9.10
14 days from Date on which the application notice was issued by the court
21 days from Date the order made without a hearing, or without notice to a person affected by it, was served
21 days from Date on which the order refusing permission, made without a hearing, was served under rule 8.5
21 days from Date of the decision being appealed (unless the first instance judge directs or specifies another period in the order)
21 days from Date on which the court issued the appellant's notice
21 days from The soonest of: service of the appellant's notice where permission was given by the first instance judge or is not required; service of notification that another judge has given the appellant permission; or service of notification that the permission application and the appeal are to be heard together
21 days from Date on which the court issued the respondent's notice
21 days from Filing of the appellant's notice or respondent's notice, where the skeleton argument did not accompany it; or, for a respondent who files no respondent's notice, the date of the appeal hearing
21 days from Date of the decision of the Court of Protection which the appellant wishes to appeal (unless the lower court directs another period)
28 days from It appearing to the managing authority of the hospital or care home that the relevant person is, or is likely within the next 28 days to be, a detained resident there and meets or is likely to meet all of the qualifying requirements
21 days from Date the supervisory body receives the request for a standard authorisation
7 days from Supervisory body receiving a request for a standard authorisation where the managing authority has given an urgent authorisation under paragraph 76 of Schedule A1
12 months from Date a standard authorisation comes into force (paragraph 63: when it is given, or at a later time if the authorisation so provides)
7 days from Date the managing authority gives the urgent authorisation
7 days from Managing authority requesting the supervisory body to extend the duration of the original urgent authorisation
28 days from Day on which the standard authorisation is suspended under paragraph 93 (the time the managing authority gives the supervisory body notice under paragraph 92 that the relevant person has ceased to meet the eligibility requirement)
7 days from Date the supervisory body receives the request from an eligible person under paragraph 68
5 working days from Date of issue of the deprivation of liberty application
28 days from Issue of the application, on gatekeeping by the judge
3 days before Date of the Final Management Hearing, or of the Final Hearing
1 day before Date of the hearing
28 days from Date on which the expert's report was served
14 days from Date on which P received form COP14PADep, or on which a person notified received form COP15PADep
3 months from Date on which the applicant first notified any person that a property and affairs deputyship application is going to be made
35 days from Date, or the latest date, on which the attorney gave notice under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 of an application for registration
21 days from Date on which the court issues the notice under rule 24.4(4) that the Public Guardian has requested the court's directions about registration
72 months from Date of P's death
24 months from Date the order or warrant of committal was made
Time limits at a glance
The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
Deemed day of service: what is the time limit?
2 days from Service of any document in accordance with the Rules or a relevant practice direction, under Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rule 6.7(1)-(2). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Serve the application form on named respondents: what is the time limit?
14 days from Date on which the court issued the application form (rule 9.2(2): the date entered on the application form by the court), under Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rule 9.6(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Serve donor, donees and attorneys in LPA and EPA applications: what is the time limit?
14 days from Date on which the application form was issued, where the application concerns the court's powers under MCA 2005 sections 22 or 23, or under paragraphs 2(9), 4(5)(a) and (b), 7(2), 10(c), 13, or 16(2), (3), (4) and (6) of Schedule 4, under Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rules 9.7(1) and (3) (lasting powers of attorney) and 9.8(1) and (3) (enduring powers of attorney). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notify the persons specified in Practice Direction 9B that an application has been issued: what is the time limit?
14 days from Date on which the application form was issued, under Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rule 9.10(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notify P that an application form has been issued or withdrawn, or of a decision: what is the time limit?
14 days from Date the application form or appellant's notice was issued or withdrawn; or the date the decision was made; or the date the rule 7.6(4) order was served on the person required to effect notification, under Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rule 7.8(3)(a), (b) and (d), read with rules 7.4, 7.6 and 9.9. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
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