Guidance

Protocol for Home Office registered forensic pathologists

The document sets out the expectations that the Pathology Delivery Board has of register members in relation to the Criminal Justice System.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 26 September 2012
• Last updated: 3 September 2026
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  1. 3 September 2026

     Updated the protocol for membership of the Home Office Register of Forensic Pathologists. The protocol has been reviewed and appendices incorporated.

  2. 7 April 2021

     Updated the Protocol for membership of the Home Office Register of Forensic Pathologists. Created accessible HTML version of the document.

  3. 26 September 2012

     First published.

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Protocol for membership of the Home Office Register of Forensic Pathologists (accessible)

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Protocol for membership of the Home Office Register of Forensic Pathologists

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The purpose of this document is to set out the expectations that the Pathology Delivery Board has of members of the Register in their dealings with the Criminal Justice System including issues such as workload, effective service and continuous professional development.