Psychiatric and psychological reports for the criminal courts
Independent psychiatric and psychological reports arranged for criminal proceedings, including fitness to plead, mental state at the time of an offence and risk, with the expert matched to the question raised.
Criminal proceedings often turn on a defendant's mental state, either at the time of an offence or at the time of trial. Expert Medical Examination arranges independent psychiatric and psychological reports for the criminal courts, matching each instruction to an expert whose practice covers the question raised.
Matched to the question
We match the instruction to an expert whose practice covers the issue raised, and who is registered with the relevant UK professional regulator.
Fitness and mental state
We arrange assessments of fitness to plead, of mental state at the time of the alleged offence, and of any psychiatric condition relevant to the defence or to sentencing, set out for the court to weigh.
Written for the proceedings
The expert writes the report for the proceedings it is intended for, including the declaration and the duty owed to the court. The rules that apply are a matter for the instructing party and the court.
Independent psychiatric evidence for the criminal courts
The court needs a clear, independent account of a defendant's mental health, not an argument for one side. Our reports set out the clinical picture and the expert's reasoned opinion, and leave the decision to the court.
- Fitness to plead and stand trial
- Mental state at the time of the alleged offence
- Diminished responsibility in homicide cases
- Insanity and automatism issues
- Psychiatric mitigation for sentencing
- Risk assessments where the court requires them
- Assessments of vulnerability and intermediary need
- Reports for the Court of Appeal where instructed
- Oral evidence at court where required
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