About the Forensic Psychiatry Faculty
Forensic psychiatry covers areas such as the assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders, investigation of complex relationships between mental disorder and criminal behaviour, and working with criminal justice agencies to support patients and protection of the public.
Its purpose is to provide leadership in the care and treatment of mentally disordered offenders and others needing similar services, including risk assessment and management and the prevention of further harm. Achievement of this requires a consistently high standard of both multidisciplinary and inter-agency working.
Forensic psychiatrists work side by side with others including the police, probation service, courts, Crown Prosecution Service, and prisons.
Executive committee
| Member | Year of joining | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Sandeep Mathews | 2024 (E) | Chair |
| Dr Josanne Holloway | 2024 (C) | Vice Chair |
| Prof. Pamela Taylor | 2024 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Helen Whitworth | 2022 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Mary Davoren | 2024 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Alexis Acosta Armas | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Anis Ahmed | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Justina Akinlua | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Daron Aslanyan | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Olusola Awonogun | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Rebecca Bennett | 2024 (C) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Christian Brown | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Dan Cleall | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Phoebe Collins | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Kenneth Courtenay | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jude Deacon | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mayura Deshpande | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Benjamin Duffin-Jones | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Prof. Andrew Forrester | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Ms Sheena Foster | 2020 (A) | Committee Member |
| Dr Heidi Hales | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Thomas Hewson | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Bradley Hillier | 2024 (C) | Equity Champion |
| Dr Fiona Hynes | 2023 (EX) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Sanchit Kapoor | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Clementine Maddock | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Sameer Nardeosingh | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Aideen O'Halloran | 2016 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Boris Pinto | 2020 (RRO) | Regional Representative |
| Dr Victoria Robinson | 2023 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Callum Ross | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Samir Srivastava | 2021 | Regional Representative |
| Dr Matthew Tovey | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Cleo Van Velsen | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Tom Wynne | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Panchu Xavier | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Helen Youngman | 2022 (E) | Committee Member |
- The committee meets three times a year in London.
- See job descriptions of committee members (Chair, Vice Chair, Financial Officer and elected member)
- Service users and carers are represented on the committee
- Regional representatives are invited to attend committee meetings.
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