Our Fee Guide for 2026

Capacity Assessment - Standard

Single capacity report for LPA or a COP3 assessment for deputyship or a single court order.

£500

Care Needs and Wellbeing Assessment

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

£900

COP14 / COP14PADep

We can serve a COP14 / COP14PADep to an existing client. As a standalone service, we charge £100 + VAT.

Legal Aid ISW Rate

£60 ph

£600

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

LiteSupport (Independent Care Search)

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

£595

BrightSupport (Independent Care Report)

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

PeaceMind Package

£1400

Combines our Lite and Brighter packages at a reduced rate.

CARE ASSESSMENTS

CERTIFICATE PROVIDER / WITNESS

Certificate Provider and Witness (x2)

£195

Certificate Provider and Witness (x4)

Unplanned visit by a professional

£150

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, up to four documents.

£300

£60

When you may need a professional to sign a legal document or serve as an independent witness, up to 2 documents. For a 1 document, we charge £125.

Capacity Assessment - Complex / Dual

A complex assessment, such as a contentious decision or dual LPA with a certificate provider.

£975

£995

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

£950

ParentAssess Assessment

Our accredited ParentAssess practitioners will complete the full Parent Assessment.

£600

with VAT

£1170

£660

£1140

£1,140

£72 ph

£360 ph

with VAT

£174

£1194

£1680

£180

£1080

£720

£234

£360

£42

66p

exc. VAT

exc. VAT

OPG100 search (routine)

OPG100 search (urgent)

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£8.40

£7

Searching the Office of the Public Guardian register.

£12

£14.40

LPA Registration Fee (no VAT)

Fee payable to the Office of the Public Guardian.

£92

£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.

£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

£8.40

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 £40 per 24 hours.

£250

£300

Report for MAPPA or MARAC

£800

£960

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 reports. As a guide, our fees start at £1500 plus VAT (excluding reading time).

£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 - Enhanced

A more detailed capacity assessment, including a cognitive examination and/or a mental state report.

£595

£714

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

StepsWork

£750

£900

MOJ warrant recall fee

£1200

£72

Reattending Assessment - Extension

Extension fee for any assessment.

£195

£234

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 GRADE

Principal Consultant / Expert Witness

Senior Consultant

£300

£250

£360

£300

Senior Associate

£150

£180

CLINICAL 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.

£300

£360

£120

£100

Therapy session (5 sessions)

£450

£540

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational Therapy Assessment

In person HomeAccess Assessment

£875

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.

ECHP SERVICES (COMING SOON)

£395

£1050

£474

Associate

£125

£150

Consultant

£200

£240

Assistant

£90

£108

£15

£18

Our travel fees start at 55p per mile travelled, for a return journey to/from our assessor's workbase, plus £35 per hour for time travelled.

£1000

£1500

£1800