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Local Government Lawyer Directory
Welcome to the Local Government Lawyer Directory.

Dr Grange and Associates (DGA) provides the full range of psychological and psychiatric reports for family law, PLO/pre-proceedings and councils in accordance with legal aid rates and we provide rapid timescales.

Certis BioLabs provides robust drug, alcohol & DNA testing services that comply with court requirements. We combine UKAS-accredited lab analysis with competitive prices and fast turnaround times that don’t compromise forensic accuracy.

FTS is a leading provider of analysis and interpretation of drugs and alcohol in hair and nails for Family Law and Child Care Proceedings. We are trusted by over 50 Local Authorities and hundreds of solicitor firms across the UK to support children and families through the PLO process.

We are one of the UK’s leading laboratories offering drug, alcohol, and DNA testing, currently working with over 150 local authorities and 5 Family Drug & Alcohol Courts across the UK.

Wendy Grant, the Founder of Caring Interventions, has 30+ years experience in social work and now works as an Independent Social Worker.

Green & Burton ASB Associates is a specialist consultancy dedicated to improving responses to anti-social behaviour (ASB) and community safety across housing, policing, local authority, and wider public sector services.

We are an influential collective of over 200 organisations (predominantly local authorities and housing providers) who are all committed to making communities safer.

We focus on our areas of expertise, including Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Tribunal appeals, Court of Protection matters, mental capacity and best interests matters (Expert Witness), mental health, immigration, and community care (care assessments and reviews for adults and children).

We provide clients with expertise and specialist representation in complex multidisciplinary cases. To continue to understand our clients’ needs we are consistency engaging with them, and adapting to changes in the legal services as well as setting new standards in legal advocacy.

We have a large team of professionally-trained experts with specialised knowledge in counter fraud, data protection, risk management, and internal audit.

With 26 years’ experience, WeatherNet provides legal weather services, historical weather data, forensic meteorologists, and expert witness interpretation to the legal profession and all those involved in criminal or civil litigation.

Ivy Legal is a unique blend of specialist planning law firm and first-class planning consultancy, dedicated to supporting local authorities across England and Wales.

Making sure that no parent is disadvantaged within assessment, that every parent is supported to understand, engage and develop, and that assessors are qualified and trained personally by CUBAS authors to make it so.

Nellie Supports is a private social work practice that specialises in mental capacity assessments and social care services across health, welfare, property, and financial matters.

Wendy Grant, the Founder of Caring Interventions, has 30+ years experience in social work and now works as an Independent Social Worker.














