Mental Capacity Assessments

Our Services

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Certificate provision for Lasting Power of Attorney - £260

In order for a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) to be valid and registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), it must include a certificate from a Certificate Provider. The Certificate Provider must be satisfied that the person making the LPA understands its purpose and effect, is making it freely, and that there is no other reason why the LPA should not be made. Plan with Care can provide this independent Certificate Provider service.

Where there is doubt about a person’s capacity to make an LPA, or where additional evidence may be helpful because the LPA could be questioned or become contentious, we recommend a full Mental Capacity Assessment rather than certificate provision alone.

If our assessor attends a Certificate Provider appointment and is unable to satisfy themselves that the person sufficiently understands the LPA and its consequences, we will not be able to provide the certificate at that stage. Instead, as agreed in advance, the appointment will be upgraded to a more detailed, decision-specific Mental Capacity Assessment at the higher fee stated below.​

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£260 inclusive of VAT and travel in Kent.
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Mental Capacity Assessment (inc. testamentary capacity & litigation capacity) - £430

We also offer mental capacity assessments and reports as needed, including testamentary capacity for wills, capacity for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) for both health and welfare and property and financial affairs, and litigation capacity for individuals involved in legal proceedings.

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We also offer capacity assessments followed by PA14 form completion for instances where someone may lack capacity to act as an executor or administrator of a Will or Estate.

£430 inclusive of VAT and travel in Kent, for relatively straightforward assessments. Complex cases are charged at an hourly rate. Two assessments in the same visit (eg Finance & Property and Health & Welfare) is usually charged at £725 inclusive.

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COP3 for Deputyship - £505 

If a person loses the mental capacity to make decisions about their health and welfare or their finances and property, then an application can be made to the Court of Protection to appoint a Deputy for either health and welfare and/or finances and property. The application to the Court of Protection requires the completion of a mental capacity assessment of that individual’s ability to make the decision about whom should manage their financial affairs for example. This form (the COP 3) can be completed if the person loses that capacity and signed by a registered practitioner at Plan with Care to assist in the application for deputyship.

 

£505 inclusive of VAT and travel in Kent, for relatively straightforward assessments. Complex cases are charged at an hourly rate. Two assessments in the same visit (eg Finance & Property and Health & Welfare) is usually charged at £850 inclusive.

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Our Assessors

We work with experienced mental capacity assessors across South-East England. Our assessors are registered social workers, fully insured and experienced in working with older people, people living with dementia, and people with learning or communication difficulties. Assessments are carried out in accordance with current legal and professional guidance.

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