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Clear the backlog without cutting corners.

Benefits appeals, licensing, complaints, FOI — Hendl's agents move every case through its statutory process on time, with a record that stands up to scrutiny, while your caseworkers make the decisions.

−44%
Case backlog, first two quarters
96%
Statutory deadlines met
8 hrs
Caseworker time returned / week

Demand grows. Headcount doesn't. Something has to give.

Today it's the backlog, the response times and the caseworkers. It shouldn't be — most of every case is process, and process is what agents do.

TODAY
Backlogs grow faster than teams can hire
Statutory clocks are tracked in spreadsheets
Acknowledgements and updates go out late, or not at all
Evidence gathering stalls waiting on other departments
Ombudsman requests mean days of file reconstruction
WITH HENDL
Agents progress every open case, every day
Statutory deadlines tracked per case, with escalation
Acknowledgements and updates sent on time, automatically
Evidence requested, chased and filed across departments
Any case file reconstructable in minutes, not days

Every case type, run to its own rules.

Each service encodes its statutory process once — time limits, evidence requirements, escalation routes — and agents run every case against it.

Intake & validation

Applications and appeals captured from any channel, checked for completeness.

Statutory clocks

Every time limit tracked from receipt, with escalating alerts before breach.

Evidence gathering

Records requested from departments and applicants, chased until complete.

Case preparation

The file assembled, summarised and checked against the relevant rules.

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Drafted decisions

Decision letters drafted with reasons, citing the evidence and criteria.

Correspondence

Acknowledgements, updates and requests sent on schedule, logged in full.

Priority & risk flags

Vulnerable applicants and urgent cases surfaced ahead of the queue.

Service reporting

Live backlog, throughput and deadline performance per service line.

A CASE, RECEIPT TO DECISION

The process runs itself. The decision stays yours.

A case arrives, is validated and acknowledged within the statutory window, and reaches your caseworker with the evidence assembled and the recommendation drafted.

CAS-8842 · Housing benefit appeal
Received 4d ago · decision due in 24d
Recommendation
Appeal received and validated
Acknowledged within statutory window
Done
Housing and income records requested
Two departments · both returned
Done
File checked against eligibility criteria
Regulation 12(3) applied · summary drafted
Done
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Recommended: uphold appeal, letter drafted
Awaiting officer decision
Review
AIHow long until the decision is due?
24 days — acknowledgement and evidence stages completed on time.
AIWhat evidence supports the recommendation?
Tenancy record, income statement and regulation 12(3) — all cited in the draft.
AIHas the applicant been kept informed?
Yes — acknowledgement and one update sent; both logged on the file.
Ask anything about the case — Assistant answers from the case record, citing the evidence and the rules applied.

What service teams see.

Based on early deployments
−44%
Case backlog
first two quarters
96%
Statutory deadlines met
across service lines
Faster evidence gathering
cross-department requests
8 hrs
Caseworker time returned
per caseworker, per week

Built for public accountability.

Every decision a named officer's, every case reconstructable for the ombudsman, and every process change visible — because scrutiny is the job, not an exception.

Named-officer decisions

Every determination carries an accountable officer’s sign-off — never an agent’s.

Complete audit trail

Every action, source and communication time-stamped and exportable.

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Reasoned decisions

Every draft cites the evidence and the rules applied — ready for review or appeal.

Role-based access

Caseworkers see their services; sensitive cases restricted by clearance.

Data minimisation

Personal data held per-case, retained to policy and deleted on schedule.

Scrutiny-ready files

Ombudsman, FOI or audit — any file reconstructed in citable form, on demand.

Built for every kind of casework.

One platform, every service.
Benefits & appealsLicensingComplaintsFOI & SARsPlanning caseworkGrants & fundingRegulatory enforcementSafeguarding referrals
Public sector assurance
UK / EU data residencyTenant isolationEncryption in transit & at restGDPR & DPA 2018Role-based accessFull data portability

Questions service leaders ask.

Can it follow our statutory processes exactly?

Yes. Each service encodes its own process — time limits, evidence requirements, escalation routes — and agents run every case against it. Changes are versioned and visible.

Who is accountable for decisions?

A named officer, always. Agents prepare, recommend and draft; determinations require an officer’s sign-off and are logged under their name.

How does it handle vulnerable applicants?

Priority flags surface urgent and vulnerable cases ahead of the queue, and their communications can be routed through a caseworker rather than sent automatically.

What about FOI and ombudsman requests?

The case file is complete by construction — any case reconstructs into a time-stamped, citable record in minutes.

Serve more people, on time, with the team you have.

Start with one service line — a guided pilot running on your own casework in weeks, fully supported.

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