Transparency in the Court of Protection
This Guidance (together with similar Guidance issued at the same time for the family courts) is intended to bring about an immediate and significant change in practice in relation to the publication of judgments in family courts and the Court of Protection.
In both courts there is a need for greater transparency in order to improve public understanding of the court process and confidence in the court system. At present too few judgments are made available to the public, which has a legitimate interest in being able to read what is being done by the judges in its name. The Guidance will have the effect of increasing the number of judgments available for publication (even if they will often need to be published in appropriately anonymised form).
Related guidance 5
Other guidance whose text is closest in subject to this document, found by similarity of wording rather than by citation.
- Transparency in the Family Court Report2022-07-20
- Practice Guidance - Anonymisation of Parties to Asylum & Immigration cases in the Court of Appeal2022-07-06
- Reporting Restrictions in the Criminal Courts – fifth edition update2023-07-21
- The Transparency Pilot: A note from the Vice President of the Court of Protection2022-07-25
- Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.25 Coroners and the Media2023-03-01