For office use only
Court of Protection
Notice that an application form has
been issued
To (enter name and address of person to be notified)
Name
Address
This notice is to tell you that an application form has been issued by the Court of Protection.
The court has powers to make decisions about the property and affairs and personal welfare of people who
lack capacity to make such decisions.
If you wish to be involved in the proceedings, then you need to complete and file the COP5 acknowledgment
of notification with the court and apply to be joined as a party.
If you have any questions or need further information about this notice you can:
• ring customer services on 0845 330 2900;
• write to the Court of Protection, Archway Tower, 2 Junction Road, London N19 5SZ; or
• check the website, www.publicguardian.gov.uk.
The Court of Protection staff cannot give legal advice. If you need legal advice please contact a solicitor.
Details of the application
Case number
Date the application was issued
Name of the applicant
Name of the person to whom the application relates (this is the person who lacks, or is alleged to lack, capacity)
Applicant’s connection to the person to whom the application relates
The application relates to the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction in relation to the person’s:
property and affairs
personal welfare
property and affairs and personal welfare.
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The matter the court has been asked to decide:
Order(s) the court has been asked to make:
Signed
Name
Date
Name
of firm
Position or
office held
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Court of Protection
Guidance notes on completing
form COP15
•
You must notify the people who are likely to have an interest in being
notified of your application within 21 days of the date on which your
application form was issued by the court.
•
These are the people whose details you provided in section 4.2 of the
COP1 application form.
•
You must also notify any other people that the court may direct.
•
To notify people that your application has been issued by the court you
provide each person to be notified with:
−
a COP15 notice that an application has been issued; and
−
a COP5 acknowledgment of notification.
•
You must complete and sign the COP15 notice. Some of the questions
are the same as those on the COP1 application form. Where the
questions are the same you should copy the answers you provided on the
application form.
•
You can provide this information by:
•
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delivering it to the person to be notified personally;
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delivering it to their home address; or
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posting it to their home address by first class post.
You must complete a COP20 certificate of notification/non-notification and
return it to the court within 7 days of notification being provided. You must
complete a separate certificate for every person who is notified.
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