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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 Helen Whitworth | 2026 (E) | Vice Chair |
| Dr Panchu Xavier | 2026 (E) | Financial Officer |
| Dr Mary Davoren | 2024 (C) | Academic Secretary |
| Dr Anis Ahmed | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Duncan Alcock | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Stephen Attard | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Zara Azim-Naqvi | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Harm Boer | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Christian Brown | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Richard Bunn | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Dan Cleall | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Jude Deacon | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mayura Deshpande | 2020 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Stuart Doig | 2025 (C) | Scotland |
| Dr Benjamin Duffin-Jones | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Adebowale Falade | 2026 (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 (C) | SAC Chair |
| Dr Joseph Kendall | 2026 (A) | PRDC Rep |
| Dr Clementine Maddock | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Iain McKinnon | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Samir Srivastava | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Niamh Sweeney | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Prof. Pamela Taylor | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Matthew Tovey | 2024 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Kripa Ullal | 2026 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Cleo Van Velsen | 2024 (E) | Committee Member |
| Dr Mamoor Waheed | 2026 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Helen Whitworth | 2026 | Committee Member |
| Dr Tom Wynne | 2025 (C) | Committee Member |
| Dr Victoria Zaslona | 2023 (C) | 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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