# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 11: Documents required to be verified by a statement of truth


(1) The following documents must be verified by a statement of truth—
(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;
(b) a witness statement;
(c) a certificate of—
(i) service or non-service; or
(ii) notification or non-notification;
(d) a deputy’s declaration; and
(e) any other document required by a rule or practice direction to be so verified.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a statement of truth is a statement that—
(a) the party putting forward the document;
(b) in the case of a witness statement, the maker of the witness statement; or
(c) in the case of a certificate referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the person who signs the certificate,
believes that the facts stated in the document being verified are true.
(3) If a party is conducting proceedings with a litigation friend, the statement of truth in—
(a) a permission form;
(b) an application form; or
(c) an application notice,
is a statement that the litigation friend believes the facts stated in the document being verified are true.
(4) The statement of truth must be signed—
(a) in the case of a permission form, an application form or an application notice—
(i) by the party or litigation friend; or
(ii) by the legal representative on behalf of the party or litigation friend; and
(b) in the case of a witness statement, by the maker of the statement.
(5) A statement of truth which is not contained in the document which it verifies must clearly identify that document.
(6) A statement of truth in a permission form, an application form or an application notice may be made by—
(a) a person who is not a party; or
(b) two or more parties jointly,
where this is permitted by a relevant practice direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-11
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