Part 2The Court of Protection and the Public Guardian
Court of Protection Visitors
61Court of Protection Visitors
1
A Court of Protection Visitor is a person who is appointed by the Lord Chancellor to—
a
a panel of Special Visitors, or
b
a panel of General Visitors.
2
A person is not qualified to be a Special Visitor unless he—
a
is a registered medical practitioner or appears to the Lord Chancellor to have other suitable qualifications or training, and
b
appears to the Lord Chancellor to have special knowledge of and experience in cases of impairment of or disturbance in the functioning of the mind or brain.
3
A General Visitor need not have a medical qualification.
4
A Court of Protection Visitor—
a
may be appointed for such term and subject to such conditions, and
b
may be paid such remuneration and allowances,
as the Lord Chancellor may determine.
5
For the purpose of carrying out his functions under this Act in relation to a person who lacks capacity (“P”), a Court of Protection Visitor may, at all reasonable times, examine and take copies of—
a
any health record,
b
any record of, or held by, a local authority and compiled in connection with a social services function, and
c
so far as the record relates to P.
6
A Court of Protection Visitor may also for that purpose interview P in private.