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4 firms listed for Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire · details as published on their sites, September 2026.
Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire each run their own combined court centres rather than sharing a single regional hub, so a case can move between several buildings before a psychiatric or psychological report is needed. In Kent, Maidstone Combined Court Centre and Canterbury Combined Court Centre both handle Crown, county and family work. Sussex criminal work is centred on Lewes Combined Court Centre, Surrey work goes through Guildford Crown Court, and Hampshire has both Winchester Combined Court Centre and Portsmouth Combined Court Centre, each with video-link facilities for remote evidence.
Mental health services are similarly split by county. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust runs its forensic inpatient service, Bridge House, on the Maidstone hospital site at Fant Oast, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust covers Brighton, Hove and both halves of Sussex, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust covers Surrey, and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust covers Hampshire, formed in October 2024 from three former county trusts. Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the University of Southampton’s Faculty of Medicine provide the region’s main academic base.
Tips for Kent and the South East
- Kent Crown, county and family work is split between Maidstone Combined Court Centre and Canterbury Combined Court Centre, so check the listing before assuming which building applies.
- Sussex criminal work is centred on Lewes Combined Court Centre, so check the current listing rather than assuming a case sits at a local magistrates’ building.
- Winchester and Portsmouth Combined Court Centres in Hampshire both offer prison video link and video-conference facilities that can support remote evidence in appropriate cases.
- Bridge House at Fant Oast, Maidstone is Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust’s forensic inpatient unit, relevant where a report concerns a detained patient.
consultant psychiatrist
Sintim Limited
personal injury · clinical negligence · family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · capacity assessment
Handles general adult psychiatry and forensic psychiatry; virtual/in-person assessments
sintim.co.uk
psychology practice
Psychology Direct Ltd
family and care proceedings · clinical negligence · personal injury · criminal and forensic · employment and stress · psychology reports
Over 1000 registered psychologists; 25 years expert witness experience
psychologydirect.co.uk
psychology practice
Turnaround Psychological Services
family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · personal injury · psychology reports
HCPC registered psychologists; minimum 10 years post-qualification experience
turnaroundpsychologicalservices.co.uk
medico-legal agency
Expert in Mind
personal injury · clinical negligence · family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · capacity assessment · psychology reports
Premier provider UK medico-legal expertise; peer supervision services for experts
expertinmind.co.uk
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