# About Ben Slater | Founder of Nellie Supports

Source: https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/about/

Content updated: 2026-10-20

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About Ben

# Ben Slater. BSc (Hons).

Founder, Managing Director and Principal Social Worker at Nellie Supports.

I’m a social worker with a background in statutory adult services, independent assessment and expert witness work. I bring that experience to practice leadership, professional standards and shared learning.

[Explore my expertise→ ](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/expertise/) [Connect on LinkedIn→ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-slater-272b94268/)

FOUNDER OF NELLIE SUPPORTS

BEN SLATER · BSc (Hons)

Thoughtful practice. Clear purpose.

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Social work. Independent evidence. Professional leadership.

Professional profile

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## From frontline practice to practice leadership.

I graduated from the University of Lincoln with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Social Work in 2015. My early work in adult social care included needs assessments, hospital discharge, care planning, mental capacity and best interests.

Working in statutory services and independently gave me a practical understanding of the decisions people face, the pressures on services and the importance of evidence that can be understood and tested.

Today, my [professional work](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/expertise/) spans mental capacity assessments, independent expert reports, adult social care, safeguarding and best interests. My reports have been relied on in the Court of Protection, Family Court and Court of Appeal.

## Building Nellie Supports.

I founded Nellie Supports in February 2019 to improve access to independent social work and mental capacity assessment. The practice has developed a permanent multidisciplinary team, with work across adult services and the Little Nellies provision for children and families.

As Managing Director and Principal Social Worker, I lead professional standards, methodology and strategy. That includes developing [the Nellie Standard](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/standards/#nellie-standard) and overseeing the systems that support supervision, review and independent professional judgement.

I am also developing [TCAF, the Therapeutic Capacity Assessment Framework](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/standards/#tcaf) , and contribute to wider professional learning through [speaking, training, conferences and podcasts](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/speaking/) .

Professional background

### Social work. Leadership. Independent thinking.

- Qualification First Class BSc (Hons) Social Work

- University University of Lincoln, 2011–2015

- Registration Social Work England [Check the public register ↗](https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/umbraco/surface/searchregister/results)

- Practice Nellie Supports Ltd, founded 2019

[The practice’s standards→ ](https://www.nelliesupports.com/about-nellie-supports/professional-standards)

Experience

## A background grounded in practice.

Selected roles from my professional career, bringing together direct social work, independent practice, teaching and leadership.

2019–present

### Nellie Supports

Founder, Managing Director and Principal Social Worker.

2015–2019

### Independent social work

B Slater Consulting: adult needs, mental capacity and best interests work.

2016–2017

### Rutland County Council

Social work in hospital discharge, care needs assessment and planning.

2015–2016

### Lincolnshire County Council

Adult social work and Care Act needs assessments.

2015–2019

### Guest lecturer

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education: safeguarding, the Care Act and mental health social work.

2018–2019

### College governance

Board Governor at Grantham College.

Profile & sources

## About this information

Professional profile of [Ben Slater](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/about/) . Website updated 20 October 2026 .

For a current CV or a correction to this profile, [contact Nellie Supports](mailto:nellie@nelliesupports.com?subject=Ben%20Slater%20profile%20enquiry) . Please include the relevant page when suggesting a correction.

### Professional references

- [Ben’s professional profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-slater-272b94268/)

- [Social Work England — check the public register](https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/umbraco/surface/searchregister/results)

Further reading on professional background, research and practice.

Further information

[Mental capacity and expert evidence→ ](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/expertise/) [The Nellie Standard and TCAF→ ](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/standards/) [Speaking and professional learning→ ](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/speaking/)

The next conversation

## Good work starts with a clear question.

For a potential instruction, a speaking invitation or a professional conversation, contact me through the Nellie Supports team.

[Get in touch→ ](https://www.ben-slater.co.uk/contact/)