Registration of Forensic Medical Practitioners. The expression of a standard

The Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP) has been set up, in the wake of high profile miscarriages of justice, to promote confidence in forensic practice in the UK. Its Governing Council consists of users, practitioners and lay members. It will publish a register of competent practitioners; set standards for them; and deal with practitioners whose fitness to practise is questioned. Registration will be based on an assessment of competence by peer review. Revalidation will follow every 4 years (the General Medical Council's new proposals involve a 5-year revalidation). There are significant advantages in these proposals for forensic medical practitioners over and above existing regulatory arrangements.