Mental Capacity, SEND and Care Assessments Across Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol and South Wales

Are you a Court of Protection or Education solicitor in Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Bristol, Cardiff or South Wales?

Simply Social Work are a team of Community Care, Court of Protection and Education Social Workers and will be pleased to assist you with Independent Social Work reports for Court applications or SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) EHCP appeals and Tribunals.  We have a team of carefully selected experienced Associate Social Workers, a Senior Social Worker and Consultant SocialWorkers who are well placed to meet your mental capacity assessment needs, however big or small.

We are instructed by law firms of various sizes across England and Wales as well as by individuals.  We are trusted by lawyers and families alike to assist with their deputyship applications, litigation and testamentary capacity assessments, and other mental capacity assessments. With fixed-fees you can be sure of a simple pricing structure wherever in England or Wales you are.  More recently, we have been instructed by families wishing to access their children’s Child Trust Funds.  To find out more about the mental capacity services we offer, please visit our mental capacity and COP3 pages here.

One of our areas of specialism is Education and undertaking Independent Social Work assessments for families appealing against the contents of their child’s EHCP, or a decision by a local authority not to issues or cease an EHCP.  We are instructed by solicitors and families in their extended appeals that include social care as well as education.  Led by one of our Directors, Gary Crisp, our team of Associate Social Workers and our Senior Social Worker have a wealth of experience in this area.

If you are a solicitor, or lead a Court of Protection or Education team in a law firm, we would love to hear from you.  We are always happy to visit your teams to discuss how we can assist with your work.  Our Director of services to adults, Neil Courtney is our mental capacity lead and he is always happy to visit your offices or arrange a video call.  Gary Crisp, our Director of services for children is happy to do likewise for SEND reports.  Neil and Gary can be contacted through our Business Support Officer, Julie.  Please call 0330 0435423 or email hello@simplysocialwork.co.uk for more details.