Our Fee Guide for 2025

Capacity Assessment - Standard

Single capacity report / LPA / COP3 deputyship / PA14 or non-complex testamentary capacity.

£425

Care Needs and Wellbeing Assessment

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

£745

COP14PADep

We can serve a COP14PADep to an existing intervention. As a standalone, we charge £65 + VAT.

Legal Aid ISW Rate

£60 ph

£595

Care Needs and Wellbeing Review

CAPACITY SERVICES

TRAVEL FEES / DISBURSEMENTS

Private Expert Witness

£195 ph

Our standard ISW rate starts at £195 per hour.

Travel (time)

We apply a travel fee of £25 per hour for travel greater than 30 minutes.

£25

Travel (miles)

Our mileage rate is 55p per mile from our office.

LightSupport (Care Search)

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

£395

BrightSupport (Care Search & Report)

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

The Light House Package

£1075

Combines our Light and Brighter packages, at a reduced rate.

CARE ASSESSMENTS

WITNESSING SERVICES

Certificate Provider / Witness

£150

Dual Certificate Provider / Witness

Unplanned visit by a professional

£90

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

55p

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

£220

£45

When you may need a professional to sign a legal document or serve as an independent witness.

Capacity Assessment - Enhanced

A complex assessment, such as a contentious, complex or dual COP3. Excludes reading time.

£825

£745

Independent DoLS Assessment

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

£500

Section 9 Care Act Report

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

£745

Best Interest Decision

SPECIALIST & EXPERT SERVICES

£825

ParentAssess Assessment

Our accredited ParentAssess practitioners will complete the full Parent Assessment.

£510

with VAT

£990

£600

£894

£990

£72 ph

£234 ph

with VAT

£474

£894

£1290

£108

£894

£714

£180

£264

£30

66p

exc. VAT

exc. VAT

OPG100 search (routine)

OPG100 search (urgent)

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£9

£7.5

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£10

£12

LPA Registration Fee (no VAT)

Fee payable to the Office of the Public Guardian.

N/A

£92

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.

£150 ph

£180 ph

Clinical / Professional Supervision

£60 ph

£72 ph

Our rate for offering supervision

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

£5

£6

Our fees for processing administritive matters (postage)

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 £40 per 24 hours.

£200

£240

Report for MAPPA or MARAC

£750

£900

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

Retrospective or Litigation Capacity

We offer a bespoke quote for all litigation and retrospective capacity reports. As a guide, fees start at £975 + VAT.

£POA (Contact us)

£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.

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

£POA (Contact us)

Capacity Assessment - Standard Plus

A comprehensive assessment, which includes a cognitive examination and/or mental state report.

£495

£594

Version 16.2. We have revised our fees in year and these fees will remain until 1st April 2026.

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

StepsWork

£75 ph

£90 ph

MOJ warrant recall fee

£995

£1194

£54

Capacity Assessment - Extension Fee

Extension fee for any assessment (reattending)

£125

£150

APPPEAL SERVICES

NHS Continuing Healthcare / S117

£995

£1194

Assessment and challenge support service, covering a preliminary assessment and checklist stage only.