Make a report on someone's capacity to make decisions: Form COP3

Use this form to submit an expert opinion about someone's mental capacity as part of an application to make decisions for them.

This is a reference summary, not the official form (COP3).

Do not file this page. Always download and submit the current official form from the issuing authority.

Documents

We have a detailed guide to this form: COP3 — Assessment of Capacity

Collection: Court of Protection forms

Published: 2017-12-01

Updated: 2023-07-14

Last ingested: 2026-08-24 from GOV.UK. Description and document list reproduced verbatim.