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STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE CONSULTANCY

Strengthening Care Act Compliance Through Practical Governance Expertise

Helping local authorities, care providers, and healthcare organisations reduce judicial review risk, improve compliance, and strengthen decision-making through evidence-based governance consultancy.

Company No. 16574014 Professional Indemnity Insurance GDPR Compliant England-wide Consultancy

Care Act Compliance

Helping organisations meet statutory duties with confidence. We audit assessments, eligibility determinations, and support plans to assure legal defensibility.

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Judicial Review Risk

Proactively identify procedural gaps and systemic risk. We design frameworks to insulate your public sector organisation from legal challenge.

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Governance & QA

Improve accountability, defensibility, and operational resilience. We refine governance boards, complaints handling, and assurance systems.

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Vulnerable Adult Support

Embedding lawful, person-centred care into clinical and social work practice. We support legal literacy and statutory decision-making protocols.

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WHY CHOOSE LEX NEGATA

Why Choose LEX NEGATA

We combine practical statutory understanding with lived experience of public sector constraints to deliver actionable, procurement-ready compliance advisory.

Specialist Care Act Expertise

Deep knowledge of the Care Act 2014 statutory framework, regulations, and statutory guidance.

Procedural Defensibility Framework™

A structured methodology developed to ensure assessments withstand judicial scrutiny.

Lived Experience

Founded by a practitioner with personal, lived experience of adult social care judicial reviews.

Practical Focus

We deliver realistic, implementable recommendations, not dry theoretical reports.

Public Sector Insight

Thorough comprehension of local authority finances, commissioning, and governance processes.

Independent Governance

100% independent perspective, offering unbiased assessments free from conflicts of interest.

Actionable Recommendations

Every audit yields clear compliance indexes, risk registers, and prioritised actions.

Procurement-Ready

Compliant with public tender processes, supporting G-Cloud, DPS frameworks, and direct awards.

OUR SERVICES

Consultancy Services

Deploying targeted, professional compliance audits and strategic frameworks across adult services.

Care Act & JR Risk Audit

Systematic review of social care assessments, eligibility decisions, and support plan templates to map legal defensibility against statutory standards.

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Equality Act & Reasonable Adjustments

Auditing policies, access routes, and strategic plans against Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) mandates to prevent discrimination challenges.

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Vulnerable Adult Strategy

Designing multi-agency safeguarding strategies and governance protocols that balance legal literacy with person-centred care duties.

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Judicial Review Defence Prep

Supporting internal governance, audit trails, and decision logs to assemble robust evidence dossiers prior to litigation reviews.

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Staff Training & Workshops

Bespoke compliance training, legal literacy workshops, and mock tribunal exercises designed for directors, managers, and social workers.

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Need a Custom Framework?

Our advisory can build bespoke statutory risk registers, audit schemas, and complaint-resolution pathways customized for your local authority.

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KNOWLEDGE BASE

Compliance Insights

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Whitepaper

Procedural Defensibility Under the Care Act

An in-depth review of how local authorities structure care assessments and the common procedural pitfalls that lead to successful judicial review challenges.

Published: June 2026 PDF Download
Compliance Update

Equality Act: Reasonable Adjustments in Assessments

Practical steps to ensure statutory assessments document compliance with PSED requirements, specifically concerning neurodivergent adults.

Published: May 2026 5 min read
Governance Insight

Understanding JR Risk in Care Funding Panels

Analysing recent UK case law and detailing why rigid panel caps on care packages trigger unlawful decision-making challenges under Care Act duties.

Published: April 2026 8 min read
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Ready to Strengthen Your Organisation’s Compliance?

Consult with a senior Care Act 2014 specialist to audit your social care assessment processes, evaluate your judicial review exposure, or support policy rewrites.