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What does Visitor mean? In legal practice, a Visitor is an individual authorised to make an official visit of inspection to an institution, oversee compliance with its governing documents, and, in some settings, adjudicate internal grievances. The office arises under statute, Royal Charter, constitution or trust deed, so powers and procedures are context-specific rather than the subject of a single statutory definition across the UK or Ireland. Common uses include: - University Visitor: a supervisory/judicial role with visitorial jurisdiction recognised in case law (for example, ex p Page), historically determining internal academic disputes. In England and Wales, most student complaints now go to the Office of...

Court of Protection Visitors (England and Wales): Appointment, Functions, Powers, Procedures, Assurance Visits and Reports under the Mental Capacity Act 2005

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Practice notes

The position of Court of Protection Visitor is longstanding, having operated under the Mental Health Act 1983 as the ‘Lord Chancellor’s Visitors’, and is also recognised by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005). The MCA 2005 Code of practice explains that a Court of Protection Visitor is appointed to report to the Court of Protection on the way attorneys or deputies are performing their duties. They have been characterised as ‘the eyes and ears of the court’ and are particularly vital where there are no relatives or friends to act as a Deputy or to raise issues with the court...

Appointment and qualifications

Court of Protection Visitors are not officers of the court, although their appointment is made by the court. Under MCA 2005, s 61, there are two categories of Court of Protection Visitor:

A Special Visitor, who must be a qualified medical practitioner or otherwise suitably qualified or trained to fulfil the function...

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