Updated Fee Guide for 2026

Mental Capacity Assessments

Making an LPA with a Letter of Determination (no rebuttable confirmation). Dual LPAs £395 plus VAT.

£295

Care Needs and Wellbeing Assessment

A full care needs assessment led by an OT, nurse or social work consultant. Suitable for Deputies.

£825

COP14 / COP14PADep

We can serve a COP14 / COP14PADep to an existing client. As a standalone service, we charge £145 + VAT.

Legal Aid ISW Rate

£60 ph

£695

Care Needs and Wellbeing Review

CAPACITY SERVICES

TRAVEL / DISBURSEMENTS / OTHER

Private ISW Expert Witness

£300 ph

Our standard ISW rate starts at £300 per hour.

Travel (time and mileage)

£35 ph

LiteSupport (Independent Care Search)

An easy-to-follow care market report, including comments on CQC ratings and a sustainability review

£625

BrightSupport (Independent Care Report)

A detailed health and care needs report by a qualified healthcare professional with aftercare.

PeaceMind Package

£1665

Combines our Lite and Brighter packages at a reduced rate.

CARE ASSESSMENTS

CERTIFICATE PROVIDER / WITNESS

Certificate Provider & Witness

£250

Certificate Provider & Witness (multi)

Unplanned visit by a professional

£150

An urgent visit for our Lighthouse clients - up to 45 minutes (welfare check).

65p

We offer the same service as above for more than one Will, Codicil or Lasting Power of Attorney, up to two documents.

£400

£95

When you may need a professional to sign a legal document or serve as an independent witness, such as witnessing a Will or Certificiate Provider.

Dual Capacity, such as dual COP3, also covers a single complex or contentious assessment.

£795

£1100

Independent DoLS Assessment

An independent ADASS Form 3 and 4 by our AMHP who are permitted to submit 60% of the Form 4.

£550

Section 9 compliant Care Act Report

We can use our template or yours if this is provided to us before we start the instruction.

£950

Best Interest Decision

SPECIALIST SERVICES

£995

ParentAssess Assessment

Our accredited ParentAssess practitioners will complete the full Parent Assessment.

£354

with VAT

£954

£660

£1140

£1,194

£72 ph

£360 ph

with VAT

£750

£1320

£1998

£180

£990

£834

£300

£480

£42 ph

78p

exc. VAT

exc. VAT

OPG100 search (routine)

OPG100 search (urgent)

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£9

£7.50

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£15

£18

COP24 Witness Statement Service

Fees for providing evidence to the Court of Protection

£300

£250

COP DOL 11 (Re X)

We can provide a COP DOL 11 (Re X) process as independent experts

Chairing a Best Interest Decision

Our hourly rate for chairing or leading a best interest decision under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

£250 ph

£300 ph

Clinical / Professional Supervision

£150 ph

£180 ph

Our rate for offering supervision, including mentoring.

FORENSIC SOCIAL SUPERVISION

Onboarding Fee (new client)

Our onboarding fees covers up to 30 hours of work to support a client working towards conditional discharge (s37/41) under the Mental Health Act 1983

Monthly Supervision (fees from)

£1250

£1500

Our monthly fees cover up to 8 hours of work per calendar month; they are not carried forward.

HCR-20(v3)

We provide individual quotes for an HCR-20 based on our level of involvement in the HCR-20 process.

MoCA Cognitive Assessment

Our core cognitive assessment is the MoCA, which our staff are trained to administer and rate.

Administration Processing Fee

£7.50

£9

Our fees for processing administrative matters.
1st Class £5 and Special delivery/Next Day £15.

DASH Risk Assessment

£400

£480

We can provide a DASH risk assessment, led by a qualified healthcare professional (and ex-police officer).

Overnight Fee

When we have to spend at least 1 night away from
home, excluding hotel fees, travel and meal provision up to £49 per 24 hours.

£275

£330

Report for MAPPA or MARAC

£800

£960

A report provided to MAPPA or MARAC, excluding attendance, charges our standard hourly rate.

Litigation Capacity Report

Capacity to litigate, plus certificate to litigate, full report. Reading time is charged at £150 per hour plus VAT, and we average 75 pages per hour.

£200

£240

We can write a best interest decision and/or chair a best interest meeting.

If we agree to act under a legal aid certificate, we charge the risk expert ISW rate of £60 per hour.

A full care needs review led by an OT, nurse or social work consultant. Suitable for Deputies.

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

COP3 Capacity Report non-contentious non-complex Court of Protection applications.

Version 18.2 from 01/07/2026.

Supporting a person to make a decision (work undertaken under the Mental Capacity Act).

StepsWork

£750

£900

MOJ warrant recall fee

£1200

£114

CHALLENGE AND APPPEAL SERVICES

NHS Continuing Healthcare / S117

£1950

£2340

Assessment and challenge support service, covering a prelim, care report, checklist and consultataion.

Continuing Healthcare Full Appeal

Full NHS Continuing Healthcare appeal service, covering assessment, DST support and advocary.

TRAINING SERVICES

Microsession (1 hour CPD)

£250

£300

Half day

£650

£780

£POA (Contact us)

Full day

£1000

£1200

HOURLY RATES BY STAFF GRADE

Principal / Director Consultant

Senior Consultant

£350

£295

£420

£354

Managing Associate

£195

£234

CBT PSYCHOTHERAPY

Assessment Fee

Therapy session (1 session)

Our psychotherapist will meet with you for up to 75 minutes to provide an initial assessment and formulate a therapy engagement plan.

£120

£144

£81

£67.50

Therapy session (5 sessions)

£325

£390

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational Therapy Assessment

HomeAccess Report

£895

Our OT assessment is a comprehensive assessment of your functional, mobility and care support needs. Undertaken by a skilled OT face-to-face, and includes a remote HomeAccess report.

Our in-person HomeAccess report provides peace of mind for those looking to make home adaptations or to scope out minor ones at their home address.

EHCP SERVICES (COMING SOON)

£425

£1074

£510

Senior Associate

£150

£180

Consultant

£250

£300

Associate

£100

£120

£15

£18

Our travel fees are 65p per mile for a return journey to/from our assessor's work base, and we charge £35 per hour after the first 30 minutes.

£1000

£995

£1194

£495

£594

Retrospective Report (Expert Witness)

£395 ph

£474 ph

Specialist Assessments: lifetime gifting, equity release, conveyancing, testamentary, trustee or PA14.

£595

£714

CORPORATE SERVICES

TeamCBT

£350

£420

AwayDay

£750

£900