Citation

Benians R. Med. Sci. Law 2015; 55(3): 239-240.

Affiliation

London, UK robin.benians@btinternet.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0025802415577458

PMID

26378112

Abstract

It is unfortunate that the value of school reports and educational records in medico-legal work is not always appreciated.

Solicitors instructing child, adolescent and family psychiatrists in child cases of any type, or where an adult seeks compensation for historic abuse, including sexual abuse, should consider obtaining not only the client’s medical records but also, if available, their nursery and school reports and Local Education Authority records, including school attendance records. Experts’ reports are likely to be less complete without them. Social service records are of course essential in public law child cases, and may be relevant in private law and civil proceedings....

Language: en