{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-88",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-88.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007",
  "path": "rule/88",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "88",
  "heading": "Participation in hearings",
  "text": "(1) The court may hear P on the question of whether or not an order should be made, whether or not he is a party to the proceedings.\n(2) The court may proceed with a hearing in the absence of P if it considers that it would be appropriate to do so.\n(3) A person other than P who is served with or notified of the application may only take part in a hearing if—\n(a) he files an acknowledgment in accordance with the Rules and is made a party to the proceedings; or\n(b) the court permits.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2015/548",
      "affecting_title": "The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/88",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:00.743935+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."
}