Child, Parent & Family Assessments, Court Reporting and Court Attendance
Independent assessment and court reporting to support child-focused decision-making—covering instructed work, clear analysis, and attendance where required.
- Evidence-led, child-centred practice
- Court-ready reporting with clear rationale
- Trauma-aware • Trauma Regulation Board (TRB) aligned
- Timelines agreed at the outset
Structured assessments with clear methods, evidence and child-centred analysis.
Reports that answer the instructions clearly, set out reasoning, and support defensible decision-making.
Professional attendance to clarify evidence, respond to questions and support the court process.
Share the scope required (and any court timetable or key dates) and we’ll confirm deliverables, availability and next steps.
We can undertake child and family assessments and parent/carer needs assessments. These can be commissioned as standalone work or as part of a wider programme of assessment and reporting.
A holistic assessment bringing together records, direct work and analysis to support clear, child-focused recommendations.
Welfare analysis focused on the child’s needs, risks, protective factors and likely outcomes.
A structured appraisal of support needs, capacity, strengths and the practical help required to sustain safe care.
We can provide the court with a range of assessments and reports, tailored to instructions and the issues the court needs to determine.
Focused assessment of capacity, support needs and protective factors, tailored to the court’s questions.
Independent assessment to assist the court where a Section 37 direction is made, with clear findings and recommendations.
Welfare report addressing the child’s best interests and proposed arrangements, set out clearly and proportionately.
Child-centred welfare assessment with balanced analysis of risk, need and protective factors.
Assessment of carers, support networks and permanence options, with consideration of support planning.
Assessment of parenting capacity and ability to meet day-to-day and developmental needs in a safe, sustainable way.
Whole-family assessment identifying strengths, risks and change needs, with clear recommendations.
A focused court report drawing out findings from completed assessment work and setting out implications clearly.
Complete assessment and report delivered to instructions and timetable, with clear reasoning and evidence referenced.
If the court requires a report on work already completed, we can produce a focused document that summarises the approach, evidence, analysis and conclusions—aligned to the instructions and timetable.
Additional support for complex matters where a structured review, clear chronology, or forensic-style analysis is required.
Independent review of practice, evidence and decision-making, presented in a clear, court-ready format.
A clear, referenced timeline of key events, highlighting patterns, missed opportunities and points of escalation where relevant.
If you’d like to commission an assessment, request court reporting, or discuss attendance, please get in touch. We can confirm scope, availability, likely timescales and next steps.