Conflicts of Interest Policy

Last updated: 12 October 2026 · Next review: October 2027

DSA is public money. Following DfE's conflicts of interest guidance for NMH providers, we make sure no personal, financial, business or family relationship affects the support we provide or how DSA funds are used.

What we won't do

• Provide DSA-funded support to a friend, family member, partner or anyone with whom we have a personal or financial relationship.
• Provide support to a student who owns, controls or has a financial interest in Neurodivergent Minds.
• Offer or accept gifts, payments, commission or incentives to or from Needs Assessors, assessment centres, universities, students or other providers in connection with DSA referrals or quotes.
• Encourage a student to ask for us, or to move to us from another provider. Needs Assessors choose quotes from the NMH Register; Student Finance England decides.
• Outsource or subcontract a student's support to another person or company. Only the provider named on the DSA2 letter can deliver and invoice it.
• Recommend or sell our own non-DSA products or courses to DSA-funded students during sessions.
• Provide more hours than agreed on the DSA2 letter, or "bank" unused hours.

Declaring interests

We keep an up-to-date statement of interests and submit it to DfE when asked. Any material change is reported to DfE within 10 working days. Every support worker declares any interests (for example, other NMH or assessment work, or a connection with a student) before starting, and whenever their circumstances change.

If a conflict comes up

If a conflict is identified before or during support, we'll stop and tell the student and Student Finance England, who may arrange a different provider. We'll record what happened and how it was resolved.

Questions about this policy

Email nmh@neurodivergentminds.com. You can ask for this policy in another format (large print, plain text, or read through together in a session).

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