Home Office register of forensic pathologists
Updated 11 February 2026
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The forensic pathologists listed below are registered by the Home Office and work in the practice area noted.
East Midlands
Police forces served
- Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
Forensic pathologists
- Dr M Biggs
- Dr S Hamilton
- Dr F Hollingbury
Greater London, South East and West Midlands
Police forces served
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- City of London
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Metropolitan
- Norfolk
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Thames Valley
- Warwickshire
- West Mercia
- West Midlands
Forensic pathologists
- Dr AL Biddlestone
- Dr O Biedrzycki
- Dr NRB Cary
- Dr RC Chapman
- Dr M Cieka (relief cover only)
- Dr AW Fegan-Earl
- Dr V Fitzpatrick-Swallow
- Dr A Kolar
- Dr B Lockyer
- Dr S Poole
- Dr C Randall
- Dr B Swift
Mid and South Wales and Gloucestershire
Police forces served
- Dyfed-Powys
- Gloucestershire
- Gwent
- South Wales
Forensic pathologists
- Dr R Jones
- Dr S Leadbeatter
- Dr J Williams
North East
Police forces served
- Cleveland
- Durham
- Northumbria
- North Yorkshire
Forensic pathologists
- Dr J Bolton
- Dr PN Cooper
- Dr S Hoggard
- Dr L Mulcahy
North West, Humberside and Yorkshire
Police forces served
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Humberside
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- North Wales
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
Forensic pathologists
- Dr R Ainsworth
- Dr A Borbora
- Dr M Cieka
- Dr K Hope
- Dr C Johnson
- Dr P Lumb
- Dr M Lyall
- Dr J Medcalf
- Dr J Robinson
- Dr B Rodgers
- Dr T Sorkin
- Dr CA Wilson
West and South West
Police forces served
- Avon & Somerset
- Devon & Cornwall
- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Wiltshire
Forensic pathologists
- Dr DS Cook
- Dr R Delaney
- Dr AJ Jeffery
- Dr M Jenkins
Notes:
Dr M Parsons left the register on 10 February 2026.
Dr C ‘Paul’ Johnson retired from the register on 1 December 2025.
Dr Tracy Sorkin joined the register on 1 January 2025.
Dr N Carter retired from the register on 5 December 2024.
Dr R Ainsworth joined the register on 1 December 2024.
Dr Borbora joined the register on 28 October 2024.
Dr B N Purdue retired from the register on 31 August 2024.
Dr Biddlestone joined the register on 1 May 2024.
Prof GN Rutty retired from the register on 31 March 2024.