Last updated: 16 October 2026. Next review: October 2027.
These standards apply from 16 October 2026. Existing listings are being reviewed against them; inclusion alone does not mean that all checks below have been completed.
Find specialist support helps readers identify individual clinicians and organisations offering services relevant to the subjects covered by forensicsexology.org. It is a signposting directory, not a professional register, regulator, accreditation scheme or clinical assessment service.
Who can be considered
An individual applicant must describe their current role, relevant qualifications, professional registration where applicable, specialist experience, service location, delivery method and the people they work with. They must explain their scope and limits, including whether they work with adults, children or adolescents. Experience in adult work is not evidence of competence with children.
Applicants offering clinical services must identify an appropriate professional accountability and complaints route, confirm relevant insurance, and describe supervision or professional support. Protected titles must be checked against the relevant statutory register. Other registrations must be described accurately without implying statutory regulation.
An organisation must identify who provides the service, its remit and eligibility criteria, contact route, geographical coverage and relevant accountability arrangements. A directory or helpline should be labelled as such. It must not be presented as an individually assessed therapy provider.
Checks before a profile is published
- Obtain the applicant’s agreement to be considered and verify their professional contact details.
- Check claimed current registration against the relevant public register, recording the source and date. Ask for clarification where information differs.
- Review relevant qualifications and specialist experience, current insurance evidence where clinical services are offered, stated scope, and complaints arrangements.
- Review the proposed wording for unsupported claims, misleading titles, inappropriate assurances or implied endorsements.
- Record the decision and its reasons. Obtain the applicant’s approval of the final public profile and permission for any photograph.
Keep a short, proportionate record of what was checked and when. Where a check cannot be completed, resolve the gap before admission or decline the application. These checks do not independently establish clinical competence or guarantee safety or outcomes. No criminal-record, reference or disciplinary-history check should be claimed unless it has actually been carried out lawfully.
Information readers should see
A profile should state the provider’s name, role, service type, client group, location or online availability, relevant registration link, areas of work and direct website link. It should explain where to ask about fees, suitability and complaints. Only completed checks may be described, with a review date where useful.
Readers should check the current register entry and ask the provider about experience relevant to their needs before arranging services. Specialist interests and directory inclusion are not guarantees of suitability for a particular person or case.
Independence and recruitment
The same criteria apply to Simon Wilson’s own listing and to colleagues or people connected with his other work. Relevant connections must be disclosed. A personal introduction or completion of a particular course does not substitute for the checks.
Payment will not buy admission or preferential ranking. If fees, sponsorship or paid placement are introduced, the arrangement must be clearly disclosed before it begins. No endorsement or affiliation with another directory or professional body should be implied without permission.
Recruitment should invite practitioners to choose whether to apply. Do not copy profiles, photographs or private contact information from other directories. Permission to appear elsewhere does not give permission to appear here.
Review and changes
Review listings at least annually and sooner when a relevant change or concern is reported. Providers must notify the editor promptly of changes to registration, restrictions, insurance, scope, availability or contact details. A listing can be paused while information is clarified and removed when eligibility is no longer met or the provider asks to leave.
Concerns and fair decisions
Report an inaccurate listing or concern through the Contact page, identifying the profile and issue without sending confidential clinical records. The editor may pause a listing where there is a credible safety or accuracy concern. A pause is a precaution, not a finding of misconduct.
Where lawful and appropriate, explain the concern to the provider, allow a response and give reasons for the decision. A provider may request reconsideration with additional evidence. If the concern involves Simon or a close professional connection, disclose that conflict and seek a suitably independent reviewer with agreed confidentiality arrangements before calling the review independent.
The website can decide whether to carry a listing; it cannot determine professional misconduct or replace a provider’s, regulator’s or statutory service’s complaints process. The editorial and complaints procedure explains how website complaints will be handled.
