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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2001/article-28",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/824",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2001",
  "path": "article/28",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Unsworn evidence",
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding rule 27(1), the court may accept and act upon a statement of facts or other such evidence, whether oral or written, as the court considers sufficient, although not given on oath and whether or not it would be admissible in a court of law apart from this rule.\n(2) The court may give directions as to the manner in which a statement of facts or other written evidence under paragraph (1) is to be given but subject to such directions any such statement or other evidence shall—\n(a) be drawn up in numbered paragraphs and dated; and\n(b) be signed by the person by whom it is given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/824/article/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:57:57.222085+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}