The Vault Unlocking Potential CIC Verified listing

👉What We Do

The Vault Unlocking Potential CIC is a North East-based Community Interest Company providing specialist, independent and person-centred advocacy and support.
We help children, young people, adults and families understand their rights, communicate their views and navigate complex education, health, social care, safeguarding and family processes.

👉Our Services
Independent Advocacy
📌Statutory and non-statutory advocacy
📌Child Protection Conference and Public Law Outline support
📌Adult safeguarding and Care Act advocacy
📌Mental Capacity and best-interest support
📌Mental health and community advocacy
📌Meeting preparation, attendance and professional challenge

👉SEND and EHCP Support
📌EHCP needs assessment requests
📌EHCP applications, reviews and amendments
📌Professional evidence reviews
📌Working document and provision reviews
📌SEND Tribunal preparation and appeal support
📌Support for parents during professional meetings
📌Assistance to ensure the child or young person’s views, needs and outcomes remain central

👉McKenzie Friend Support
📌Practical and procedural support for people representing themselves in family court
📌Help organising documents, timelines and court bundles
📌Preparation before hearings
📌Note-taking and quiet support during hearings, where permitted
📌Signposting to regulated legal advice when required

🧰We are committed to ensuring that people’s voices are heard, their rights are upheld and meaningful outcomes are achieved. Our approach is independent, neurodiversity-affirming, safeguarding-aware and focused on helping people build confidence in their own voice. ​​

👉Who We Work With
📌We accept enquiries and referrals from:
📌Individuals, parents and carers
📌Local authorities
📌NHS services and Integrated Care Boards
📌Schools and education providers
📌Solicitors and other legal professionals
📌Commissioned providers
📌Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations

🌟Spot-purchase, subcontracting, project and commissioning discussions are welcomed.

Service area: North East England, with remote support available where appropriate