# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 61: General


(1) Applications to the court to start proceedings shall be made in accordance with this Part and, as applicable, Part 8 and the relevant practice directions.
(2) The appropriate forms must be used in the cases to which they apply, with such variations as the case requires, but not so as to omit any information or guidance which any form gives to the intended recipient.
(3) If permission to make an application is required, the court shall not issue the application form until permission is granted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-61
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