Section 21.5(2)

A deputy appointed by the Court of Protection under the 2005 Act with power to conduct proceedings on the protected party’s behalf must file an official copy(GL) of the order of the Court of Protection which confers their power to act either— where the protected party is to be a claimant, when the claim is made; or where the protected party is to be a defendant, at the time when the deputy first takes a step in the proceedings on the defendant’s behalf.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15