OK I don't happen to have a stock of EPs based in the North West, but David Urani regularly goes between Bristol and the South East, so he might go up the motorway [email protected] 07958 733161
There is also a problem that some EPs may have ethical difficulties with quantifying based on other EPs' assessment results, but I could find out tomorrow. I fear quite a few will just say they would need to assess from scratch, but if you don't ask, you won't get. Also the Tribunal may have trouble accepting evidence from someone who has quantified without meeting your dc.
Now I am thinking about it, I have seen a fair number of indie EP reports which are a bit lower on quantifying than I would have liked, and those are from EPs who never do work for LAs.
I am just wondering if you might have better luck adding a SALT who will quantify SALT for you. Your EP would be right in saying that quantifying SALT is outside their remit. All the indie salt reports I have seen are much better for quantifying than the EP ones.
Similarly a good OT would quantify, and again, an EP might feel that their qualification does not extend to doing that.
I am sorry I don't have a magic bullet for you, BUT
Has your EP put in writing that because they work for an LA and only do private work on the side they feel it unethical for them to quantify a provision?
If so I you could make good use of that. What you really want is for your present EP to quantify by the deadline, so a suggestion from you that they might have beached the code and you would far rather s/he quantified the report than landed a complaint to the Health Professionals Council.
Otherwise, and assuming you do have the magic words in writing, you can use it (a) to get an extension of the deadline if you need it and (b) to found a complaint based on the code of ethics of the British Psychological Society www.bps.org.uk The complaint goes to the Health Professions Council www.hpc-uk.org and (c) to undermine the LA's EP if that is also unquantified.
fyi the British Psychological Society has a code of Pactice which in the introduction says "Psychologists will also need to familiarise themselves
with the legal framework, regulatory requirements and other
guidance relevant to the particular context in which they work."
The whole code of ethics is at www.bps.org.uk/system/files/Public%20files/bps_code_of_ethics_2009.pdf
The bits I have spotted that seem relevant are :-
Psychologists should:-
2.2
(vii) Given the existence of legal obligations that may
occasionally appear to contradict certain provisions of this
Code, analyse such contradictions with particular care, and
adhere to the extent possible to these ethical principles
while meeting the legal requirements of their professional
roles
3.2
(iii) Terminate professional services when clients do not appear
to be deriving benefit and are unlikely to do so.
4.2
(iii) Clarify for clients and other relevant parties the
professional roles currently assumed and conflicts of
interest that might potentially arise.
It may be that you could do a no-names enquiry to find out if they will give you a view on whether the code is breached. Then if your EP continues to refuse to quantify/insist on being paid you cna use any positive opinion you have available.
Depending on what you have in writing, you may have enough evidence that it is a term of your contract that the EP quantifies, but you can take all the emails and any terms and conditions from the EP to the CRB before paying up.
I really hope this helps, and that your ep can be sorted.
S/he wouldn't want the work on the side to dry up, but if s/he won't quantify then the internet should be aware of the name-not-to-pay-for.