The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2000

Amendments to the Court of Protection Rules 1994

8.  For the Appendix there shall be substituted the following—

“APPENDIX COURT OF PROTECTION FEES

Column 1	Column 2
Commencement fee (rule 79)
1.   On the first application for the appointment of a receiver or other originating process.	£230.00
Annual administration fee (rule 80)
2.   Annually from the appointment of a receiver	£205.00
Transaction fee (rule 81)
3.— (1) On any order (or, as the case may be, on any approval given by the court under an order) or, as thecase may be, on any application for such an order or approval, made by the court in the exercise of powers conferred by:— (i) the following paragraphs of section 96(1) of the Act:— (d) (settlement or gift of property) (h) (carrying out of contract) or (ii) section 1(3) of the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 (variation of trusts for the benefit of patient)	£50.00 or, in a “special case”, ¼% of the pecuniary consideration as defined in rule 81 if greater than £50.00
provided that no fee under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) shall be taken if the property is worth less than £50.00 and no such fee shall exceed £500.00 (iii) section 100 of the Act (vesting of stock in curator appointed outside England and Wales)	£50.00
(iv) section 96(1)(k) of the Act (exercise of powers)	£110.00
(v) section 54 of the Trustee Act 1925 (concurrent jurisdiction with High Court over trusts)	£110.00
(vi) section 20 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (authorisation of person to act as trustee).	£110.00
(2) On an application for an order or direction to be made by the court in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(9) of the Trustee Act 1925 (appointment of trustees)	£110.00
(3) On an application for an order or authority to be made by the court under section 96(1)(e) of the Act (execution of will).	£475.00
(4) On the application for the apppointment of a new receiver.	£175.00
(5) On an application for an order or direction under section 96(1)(b) of the Act ordering or authorising the sale of any land.	£145.00
Detailed assessment of costs (rule 82)
4.— (1) On the filing of a request for a detailed assessment of costs.	£160.00
(2) On an appeal against a decision made in a detailed assessment of costs or on an application to set aside a default costs certificate.	£50.00
Receivership fees (rule 83)
5.   On the appointment of the Public Trustee as receiver.	£250.00
6.   Annual administration fee.	£1,750.00
Winding up fee (rule 84)
7.   On the death of a patient:— (a) where the Public Trustee has been appointed receiver.	£1,015.00
(b) otherwise.	£125.00”.