The Court of Protection as we know it today was created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005), which came into force on 1 October 2007, and has jurisdiction over the property, financial affairs, personal welfare and healthcare of people who lack mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.
Prior to 1 October 2007, applications to the Court of Protection under the jurisdiction of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MeHA 1983) were handled by the Public Guardianship Office. Under the new jurisdiction of MCA 2005, the Court of Protection is a separate self-contained body that is responsible for handling its own applications and processes.
Although the powers of the Court of Protection are defined by MCA 2005, its authority can only be exercised by the judges nominated by the Lord Chancellor who must be from among the judges specified in MCA 2005, s 46(2), which include a range of judges from district judges to the President of the Family Division. MCA 2005 therefore provides for the exercise of the court's powers at different judicial levels....
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