Our Fee Guide for 2026

Mental Capacity Assessments

Single decision: LPA (single), PA14 or Deputyship covers health/welfare, property/financial or probate.

£495
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)
£30
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
£125
Certificate Provider & Witness (multi)
Unplanned visit by a professional
£150

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

60p

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

£195
£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 service, such as dual LPA or COP3, covers complex or contentious assessments.

£825
£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.

£594
with VAT
£990
£660
£1140
£1,194
£72 ph
£360 ph
with VAT
£750
£1320
£1998
£180
£990
£834
£150
£234
£36
72p
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
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
£7.50
£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 £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.

Litigation Capacity - Full Service

Capacity to litigate, plus certificate to litigate, full report and reading time of 1 hour. Additional reading time charge at £150 per hour plus VAT.

£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)
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£POA (Contact us)

Lifetime gifting, conveyancing capacity (no care), testamentary capacity or trustee capacity.

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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
£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 GRADE

Principal Consultant / Expert Witness
Senior Consultant
£300
£250
£360
£300
Senior Associate
£150
£180

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
£90
£75
Therapy session (5 sessions)
£350
£420

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.

ECHP SERVICES (COMING SOON)

£395
£1074
£474
Associate
£125
£150
Consultant
£200
£240
Assistant
£60
£72
£15
£18

Our travel fees start at 60p per mile for a return journey to/from our assessor's work base, plus £30 per hour.

£1000
£995
£1194
£575
£690
Retrospective Report
£200 ph
£240 ph

Capacity to enter into a contract
marriage, prenup, tenancy/sale of house (with care)

£650
£780

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