About this course
Giving an expert opinion in a fitness to practise inquiry calls for more than knowledge of your profession. You must understand your independent role, prepare a clear report and explain your conclusions when questioned.
This one-day La Touche Training course is designed for experienced professionals who provide, or may be asked to provide, expert evidence in fitness to practise. It covers the regulatory process, your duties as an expert, report preparation and giving evidence.
What you will learn
What you will learn
- Definition of an expert witness.
- Duties of an expert witness.
- Background to being an expert witness in professional regulation:
- The goals of statutory regulation of professionals.
- Understanding what is meant by ‘acting in the public interest.’
- Processes for complaints against members of regulated professions, and related fitness to practise/disciplinary inquiries.
- Fair procedures and due process requirements.
- The role of preliminary proceedings (where applicable).
- Grounds for complaints and disciplining of professionals.
- Your briefing letter – what it should contain.
- Bias and conflicts of interest.
- Preparing to write an expert report.
- Your report content and structure.
- Stages of giving evidence.
- Preparation for giving evidence.
- Tips for presenting evidence, answering questions and handling cross-examination.
Recent reviews
Excellent pace, interaction, listened and encouraged questions, knowledgable, cleared up a lot of queries for me. Thank you.
miriam k11 Nov 26