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The psychiatrist as expert witness. Part 2: criminal cases and the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ guidance

Keith Rix is a consultant forensic psychiatrist practising independently in London, Norfolk and West Yorkshire, and at Cygnet Hospital, Wyke. He is based in West Yorkshire (The Grange, 92 Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton BD19 3DR, UK. Email: drrix{at}the-grange.org.uk). He is a Fellow of the Expert Witness Institute and a Member of the Academy of Experts. He sits as a Chairman of the General Medical Council’s Fitness to Practise Panel.

Psychiatrists reporting in criminal cases in England and Wales are now governed by the Criminal Procedure Rules on expert evidence and these will require changes to the format and content of psychiatrists’ reports in criminal proceedings. This article sets out the new rules and also draws attention to additional requirements made by the Court of Appeal and, when instructed by the police or the Crown Prosecution Service, by the Crown Prosecution Service. It also draws attention to the report of the Scoping Group on Court Work of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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