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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-11",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
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  "path": "rule/11",
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  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Documents required to be verified by a statement of truth",
  "text": "(1) The following documents must be verified by a statement of truth—\n(a) a permission form, an application form or an application notice, where the applicant seeks to rely upon matters set out in the document as evidence;\n(b) a witness statement;\n(c) a certificate of—\n(i) service or non-service; or\n(ii) notification or non-notification;\n(d) a deputy’s declaration; and\n(e) any other document required by a rule or practice direction to be so verified.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a statement of truth is a statement that—\n(a) the party putting forward the document;\n(b) in the case of a witness statement, the maker of the witness statement; or\n(c) in the case of a certificate referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the person who signs the certificate,\nbelieves that the facts stated in the document being verified are true.\n(3) If a party is conducting proceedings with a litigation friend, the statement of truth in—\n(a) a permission form;\n(b) an application form; or\n(c) an application notice,\nis a statement that the litigation friend believes the facts stated in the document being verified are true.\n(4) The statement of truth must be signed—\n(a) in the case of a permission form, an application form or an application notice—\n(i) by the party or litigation friend; or\n(ii) by the legal representative on behalf of the party or litigation friend; and\n(b) in the case of a witness statement, by the maker of the statement.\n(5) A statement of truth which is not contained in the document which it verifies must clearly identify that document.\n(6) A statement of truth in a permission form, an application form or an application notice may be made by—\n(a) a person who is not a party; or\n(b) two or more parties jointly,\nwhere this is permitted by a relevant practice direction.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/11",
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  "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."
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