Professional & Campaign Directory

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Clinical Psychologists / Neuropsychologists

Independent capacity assessment and expert-witness work. Verified badge shown after HCPC registration check.

Fees: Fixed-fee capacity assessments from £750; legal aid rates accepted

Checked against HCPC, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

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Advocacy Services

IMCA, IMHA and non-statutory advocacy. Bilingual Welsh and English support.

Checked against their professional register, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

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Occupational Therapists

Functional capacity assessments, equipment and adaptations, discharge planning and independent living advice. Verified via HCPC registration.

Checked against HCPC, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Supported living provider space

Care Providers

CQC-registered supported living and outreach for autistic adults and people with learning disabilities — positive behaviour support, 1:1 and 2:1 staffing, community-based alternatives to hospital.

Checked against CQC / CIW / Care Inspectorate / RQIA, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Registered social landlord space

Housing Providers

Specialist supported housing with tenancy sustainment, Housing Benefit / exempt accommodation advice and adapted properties.

Checked against Regulator of Social Housing, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Independent social worker space

Independent Social Workers

Court-directed s49 style reports, best interests assessments, care and support plan reviews and transition work. Verified via Social Work England registration.

Checked against Social Work England / SSSC / SCW, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Psychiatrist / expert witness space

Psychiatrists

Capacity, risk and treatment opinions for welfare and s21A cases. Verified via GMC specialist register.

Checked against GMC specialist register, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Speech & language therapist space

Speech & Language Therapists

Communication assessments so P can take part in their own decision, total communication plans, Talking Mats and court-ready capacity support reports.

Checked against HCPC / RCSLT, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Independent capacity assessor space

Independent Capacity Assessors

COP3 assessments completed to court standard when the GP or social worker will not do one. Fixed-fee options and remote appointments.

Checked against their professional register, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Professional deputy space

Court of Protection Deputies (Professional)

Panel and professional deputies for property and affairs where no family member can act, including OPG reporting and security bonds.

Checked against OPG panel / SRA, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Trust & financial adviser space

Trust & Estate / Financial Advisers

Disabled person's trusts, personal injury trusts, wills and statutory wills, and protecting means-tested benefits.

Checked against FCA, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Mediator space

Mediators

Court of Protection mediation can settle contact and placement disputes without a contested final hearing — judges look favourably on families who try it.

Checked against Civil Mediation Council, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Nurse case manager space

Nurses & Case Managers

Case management for complex health needs, CHC checklists and reviews, and coordinating multi-agency packages after discharge.

Checked against NMC, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

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Solicitors — Mental Capacity & Mental Health

When capacity itself is disputed, or P is detained under DoLS/LPS or the Mental Health Act.

Capacity assessments challenged, best-interests disputes, DoLS and Liberty Protection Safeguards, s.21A applications and Mental Health Act tribunals.

Checked against SRA roll number + Law Society Mental Health / MCA accreditation, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

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Solicitors — Medical / Clinical Negligence

When care or treatment may have caused avoidable harm — a separate claim that can run alongside the COP case.

Claims where NHS or private care may have caused harm — including psychiatric, learning disability and hospital placement care. Often works alongside a COP case.

Checked against SRA roll number + AvMA or Law Society clinical negligence panel, insurance and safeguarding policy. Rechecked annually.

Mackintosh Law

Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

London firm specialising in mental capacity (Court of Protection) and community care for disabled people — health and welfare cases, deprivation of liberty and human-rights issues. Note: the firm is gradually winding down and is not taking on new cases.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Anthony Collins Solicitors

Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

National firm with offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Macclesfield, Wolverhampton and London — health and welfare and property & financial affairs Court of Protection work, deputyships, best-interests disputes and professional deputy services.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Peter Edwards Law

Solicitors — Mental Capacity & Mental Health

When capacity itself is disputed, or P is detained under DoLS/LPS or the Mental Health Act.

Wirral-based firm specialising in Court of Protection, Mental Capacity Act and deprivation of liberty cases — acting for P and families in welfare and DoLS proceedings, financial deputyship and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Irwin Mitchell

Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

National firm with one of the UK's largest Court of Protection teams — deputyships (property & finance and welfare), COP disputes, statutory wills, personal injury trusts and power of attorney disputes. Offices across the UK.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Reeds Solicitors

Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

National firm with a dedicated Court of Protection health and welfare team — acts for protected parties and their families in complex welfare proceedings, deprivation of liberty and safeguarding cases. Ranked in Chambers UK 2026, with reviewers praising how the team keeps the person and their family at the heart of the case.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

JE Bennett Law

Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

Tunbridge Wells firm dedicated to Court of Protection work, trusts for vulnerable people and elderly client law — professional deputy services, advice for lay deputies and expert witness work. Ranked in Chambers UK and the Legal 500 for Court of Protection since 2016.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

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Training Providers

Free listing for organisations delivering Oliver McGowan-aligned or MCA training to families and staff.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

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Care Providers

Supported living and community-based care as an alternative to hospital placement.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

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Housing Providers

Specialist supported housing, shared ownership and adapted tenancies.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

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Solicitors — Court of Protection

When you need to make or respond to a COP application about where P lives, care, contact, or property and affairs.

Guardianship and Adults with Incapacity work before the Sheriff Court.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Residential & nursing care space

Care Providers

Residential, nursing and respite placements. Ask for the latest CQC report, staff turnover and restrictive practice policy before agreeing to any placement for P.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Complex care / hospital discharge space

Care Providers

Bespoke packages built for discharge from ATU or s117 aftercare, working alongside the ICB and local authority commissioners.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Shared Lives & small-scale housing space

Housing Providers

Shared Lives placements, single-occupancy bungalows and core-and-cluster schemes as an alternative to large group homes.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Adaptations & assistive tech space

Housing Providers

Disabled Facilities Grant applications, sensory-friendly adaptations and assistive technology assessments with OT input.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Positive behaviour support space

Positive Behaviour Support Specialists

Functional assessments, PBS plans and restrictive practice reduction — often key evidence when challenging a hospital or ATU placement.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Best interests assessor space

Best Interests Assessors

Section 4 best interests work, DoLS assessments and least-restrictive-option advice for families and providers.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Costs lawyer space

Costs Lawyers

Detailed assessment of COP bills, SCCO submissions and challenging a deputy's costs. Useful when P's estate is paying professional fees.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

McKenzie Friend / lay adviser space

McKenzie Friends & Lay Advisers

Support in the hearing room for litigants in person — note-taking, quiet advice and moral support. Not a substitute for legal advice; check experience and any fee up front.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Accountant / deputy bookkeeping space

Accountants & Bookkeepers

Keeping deputy accounts straight for the annual OPG100 report — receipts, gifts, expenses and audit-ready records.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Welfare benefits adviser space

Welfare Benefits Advisers

PIP, ESA/UC, appointeeship, Carer's Allowance and s117 charging disputes. Many are free through advice charities.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Interpreter / communication support space

Interpreters & Communication Support

BSL interpreters, Welsh-language support, community languages and easy-read producers for hearings and bundles.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Physiotherapy & dietetics space

Physiotherapists & Dietitians

Mobility, seating, posture and eating and drinking with acknowledged risk — often needed alongside serious medical treatment applications.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Assistive tech & adaptations space

Assistive Tech & Adaptations

Environmental controls, sensory equipment, telecare and least-restrictive monitoring alternatives to locked doors.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

Education & transition specialist space

Education & Transition Specialists

EHCP support, SEND tribunal advice and preparing for adulthood from 16 — where education law and mental capacity law overlap.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.

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Solicitors — Family & Children

When a young person is turning 18, or family or care proceedings overlap with the COP case.

Transition cases where a young person turns 18, overlapping care proceedings, SEND and family disputes about where P should live.

Self-declared listing — not yet checked by us. Ask for registration and insurance details before you engage them.