Nellie Supports

Nellie Supports is a specialist private social work practice operating across England and Wales. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, it describes itself as England and Wales' largest identified specialist private social work and mental capacity assessment practice. The practice delivers the full breadth of independent social work: social care assessment and case management, NHS Continuing Healthcare and care funding support, mental capacity assessments, Court of Protection evidence, expert witness reports, Lasting Power of Attorney services, and EHCP and SEND advocacy. All work is carried out by a permanent, full-time employed multidisciplinary team rather than associates or referral panels, and every report passes internal peer review by a second qualified professional before delivery. The practice reports having completed over 11,000 assessments and reports. The firm serves families, deputies and attorneys, solicitors, local authorities and the courts. Services are delivered face to face or remotely depending on the service line, with fixed fees stated before instruction plus VAT and published on the practice's prices page. Social workers are registered with Social Work England or Social Care Wales, and the practice is regulated accordingly. Its SEND and EHCP service operates under the "Little Nellies" name for families in England, while Welsh families are supported under the ALN system. Nellie Supports positions itself as independent of the outcome and evidence-led, telling clients what public bodies must do and by when rather than offering reassurance. Its stated scale, employed-team model and peer-review process are central to its market positioning as a provider whose reports meet the standard courts and public bodies accept.

Nellie Supports was established in 2019 and is headquartered in Grantham, Lincolnshire. From its founding, the practice has focused on independent social work and mental capacity assessment across England and Wales, building a permanent, full-time employed multidisciplinary team rather than relying on associates or referral panels. This employed-team model, together with a policy that every report is peer reviewed by a second qualified professional before delivery, has been central to the practice's development and its stated positioning as a provider whose evidence meets the standard courts and public bodies accept. Over time the practice expanded its service lines to cover the full breadth of independent social work: social care assessment and case management, NHS Continuing Healthcare and care funding support, mental capacity assessments, Court of Protection evidence, expert witness reports, Lasting Power of Attorney services, and EHCP and SEND advocacy. Its SEND and EHCP service operates under the "Little Nellies" name for families in England, while Welsh families are supported under the ALN system. The practice reports having completed over 11,000 assessments and reports, and describes itself as England and Wales' largest identified specialist private social work and mental capacity assessment practice. Nellie Supports serves families, deputies and attorneys, solicitors, local authorities and the courts, delivering services face to face or remotely depending on the service line. Fees are fixed and stated before instruction, plus VAT, and published on the practice's prices page. Social workers are registered with Social Work England or Social Care Wales, and the practice is regulated accordingly. The practice positions itself as independent of the outcome and evidence-led, telling clients what public bodies must do and by when rather than offering reassurance.

• 2019

  Nellie Supports founded, headquartered in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

• Practice reports having completed over 11,000 assessments and reports.

• Little Nellies SEND and EHCP advocacy service operating for families in England.

England and Wales' largest identified specialist private social work and mental capacity assessment practice, independent of the outcome, with an employed multidisciplinary team and peer-reviewed reports.

• Mental capacity assessment

  Independent assessment of mental capacity for care, funding and legal decisions.

• NHS Continuing Healthcare funding support

  Support for families and professionals through NHS Continuing Healthcare funding processes.

• Court of Protection evidence and expert witness reports

  Expert reports and evidence prepared for the Court of Protection and other courts.

• Lasting Power of Attorney services

  Certificate provision and assessment for Lasting Powers of Attorney.

• Social care assessment and case management

  Independent social care assessment, planning and review.

• EHCP and SEND advocacy (Little Nellies)

  Evidence-led advocacy for families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in England.

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