IMPORTANT NOTICE: LEX NEGATA LTD is an independent consultancy. We do not provide regulated legal advice or operate as a law firm.
Our Expertise

Advisory & Governance Portfolio

Providing local authorities, NHS bodies, and social care providers with independent compliance audits, operational guidelines, and legal literacy training to reduce judicial review exposure.

What We Do

Independent Compliance Advisory

1. Compliance Risk Audit

We independently audit care assessment logs, eligibility records, and case files. We flag systemic vulnerabilities where statutory reasons fall short of Care Act 2014 standards.

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2. Equality Act Frameworks

We review and structure resource allocation protocols to ensure the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and reasonable adjustments are actively documented.

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3. Vulnerable Adult Strategy

We help services write operational guidelines and policy frameworks that embed lawful, human-rights-focused advocacy and support standards.

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4. JR Defence Preparation

For organisations facing threatened litigation, we provide urgent pre-litigation document auditing to locate procedural weaknesses before formal legal counsel responses.

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5. Staff Training & Workshops

We deliver practical legal literacy seminars and decision-writing workshops for care management, funding panel members, and social care coordinators.

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Our Process

Project Methodology

How we partner with public sector bodies to ensure compliant social care decision-making. Typical engagement duration: 2 to 8 weeks.

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Week 1

Initiation & Pre-Audit Scoping

We review your service structure, identify current panel guidelines, establish security boundaries, and scope data compliance requirements.

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Weeks 2–4

Document Audit & Case File Scrutiny

Our consultants review anonymised decision logs, panel records, Care Act assessments, and Joint Section 117 planning minutes to find systemic legal risks.

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Weeks 5–6

Defensibility Analysis & Vulnerability Mapping

We apply our Procedural Defensibility Framework™ to map decision pathways, auditing them for lawfulness, rational consistency, and procedural propriety.

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Weeks 7–8

Risk Register & Action Plan Delivery

We deliver an independent Audit Report containing a dedicated Risk Register, clear compliance ratings, and a step-by-step remedial action plan.

Pricing Guide

Investment Transparency

We work strictly on professional fixed-project fees aligned with public sector budget templates and local procurement guidelines.

Advisory Service Typical Duration Investment Model
1. Compliance Risk Audit 2–8 weeks Fixed project fee based on case file volume (Enquire for quotation)
2. Equality Act Frameworks 4–6 weeks Scope-based consulting rate (Enquire for proposal)
3. Vulnerable Adult Strategy 3–6 weeks Scope-based consulting rate (Enquire for proposal)
4. JR Defence Preparation 1–3 weeks Urgent review hourly/daily rate options (Enquire for availability)
5. Staff Training & Workshops 1–2 days Flat-rate daily workshop fees based on delegate numbers
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We focus entirely on compliance audits, preventative risk management, and staff training. We are not a law firm, we do not provide regulated legal advice under the Legal Services Act 2007, and we do not represent organisations in active court proceedings. For litigation representation, you must instruct a solicitor.
Yes. LEX NEGATA LTD is structured as a professional corporate consultancy. We are fully registered in England & Wales, hold comprehensive Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance, comply with GDPR requirements, and can supply capability statements to support procurement panel approval.
Data protection is central to our work. We require local authorities and care providers to supply anonymised case files, where all identifying patient/service-user details are removed before audit transmission. We sign formal Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and maintain GDPR-compliant file storage.
Absolutely. Our training workshops can be customized to focus on specific local authority priorities, such as Section 117 funding disputes, adult safeguarding processes (Section 42), or resource allocation record-keeping.

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