{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/rule-21.7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/rule-21.7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017",
  "path": "rule/21.7",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "21.7",
  "heading": "Directions for hearing of contempt proceedings",
  "text": "(1) The court shall give such directions as it thinks fit for the hearing and determination of contempt proceedings, including directions for the attendance of witnesses and oral evidence, as it considers appropriate.\n(2) The court may issue a bench warrant to secure the attendance of the defendant at a directions hearing or at the substantive hearing.\n(3) The court may not give any direction compelling the defendant to give evidence either orally or in writing.\n(4) Before the first hearing of the contempt proceedings, the court must consider whether to make an order under rule 21.8(5) for the non-disclosure of the identity of the defendant in the court list. If it makes such an order the court must—\n(a) before the first hearing, notify the national print and broadcast media, via the Press Association; and\n(b) at the first hearing, consider any submissions from the parties or media organisations before deciding whether, and if so to what extent, the order should be continued or varied.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 21 substituted (1.1.2023) by The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1192), rule 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Rule 21.7(4) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/866), rules 1(1), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/rule/21.7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:10.291890+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."
}