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Apply to make personal welfare decisions on someone's behalf: Form COP1B

Use this form to describe the personal welfare decisions you need to make for someone when you're applying for a Court of Protection order.

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Read the guidance notes in the form before you complete it.

You also need to complete form COP1.

Depending on the type of application you鈥檙e making, you may also need to complete form COP3 or form COP4.

Read more about making decisions on behalf of someone, including the forms you need to fill in when you apply to be a deputy.

Read more about the Court of Protection.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2017
Last updated 28 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Added a Welsh landing page.

  2. Added a large print version of the form.

  3. First published.

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