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Laura Ramsay, MSc, is Practitioner Forensic Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and holds chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Laura has worked in Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service for over 12 years and has gained extensive experience in assessments and interventions for people with convictions for sexual offences. Laura developed a number of accredited offending behaviour programmes for people with learning disabilities, currently delivered across HMPPS England and Wales. Her research interests include screening for learning disability in forensic settings. Laura currently works for the Women’s Estate Psychology Service.

Jamie S. Walton, MSc, DForenPsy, is Practitioner Forensic Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and holds chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Jamie has worked in Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service for over 12 years. Jamie is currently National Specialist Lead working for Intervention Services, he has recently developed and achieved successful accreditation of the Healthy Sex Programme (HSP). Jamie’s research interests include the etiology and treatment of paedophilia and the evaluation of rehabilitative programmes for individuals convicted of sexual offences.

Gavin Frost, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training working for HMPPS. Gavin has worked within HMPPS since 2007, and has been involved the in the assessment, delivery, management and supervision of a number of accredited interventions. Gavin is trained and experienced in a range of structured risk assessment tools. Gavin started my career at HMP Isle of Wight before transferring to HMP Winchester. He has completed work in a number of prisons around the south of the UK, being involved in risk assessment, interventions, research and training.

Chloe Rewaj, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training working for HMPPS. Chloe has worked in prisons, both private and public for four years and has gained experience in delivering and supervising interventions designed for men who have sexually offended, as well as having completed a number of Programmes Need Assessments. Chloe currently works within the young adult estate.

Gemma Westley, MSc, has worked for HMPPS East Psychology Service since 2014, commencing her training as a psychologist in 2016. She has delivered a number of accredited programmes including the Thinking Skills Programme and Sexual Offending Treatment Programmes (SOTP). Gemma currently supervises intervention facilitators delivering the Kaizen programme, for men with convictions for sexual offences. Gemma has experience in writing psychologically informed risk assessments.

Helen Tucker, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training for the Midlands Psychology Service and is Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Helen currently works for Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Helen has previously worked in private sector prisons, and has considerable experience working with men who have committed sexual offences as well as men convicted of intimate partner violence offences.

Sarah Millington, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training working for HMPPS North East and Yorkshire Psychology service. She is a member or the BPS Forensic Psychology Division. Sarah has over 10 years’ experience of working with men convicted of sexual offences, including facilitating on treatment and intervention programmes, writing risk reports and attending parole hearings. She also supervises intervention programmes. Sarah has experience of working with people with a range of individual needs including mental health, drug and alcohol addictions, and issues related to their pattern of offending behaviours.

Aparna Dhar, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training, and Treatment Manager of the Kaizen Programme for men with convictions for intimate partner violence offences. Aparna has been training as a psychologist since 2017, prior to this she was a facilitator on accredited high-intensity programmes. She has spent the majority of her time in the prison service working with men convicted of Intimate Partner Violence offences.

Gemma Martin, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training employed by the Midlands Psychology Service. She has been employed by HMPPS since 2008. Gemma is experienced in working with determinate, IPP and individuals with life sentences. She has been formally trained in the use of a variety of structured risk assessment tools and has numerous years’ experience on reporting risk of further violent and sexual offending, as well as further intimate partner violence.

Caitriona Gill, MSc, is Forensic Psychologist in Training working for HMPPS Kent, Surrey and Sussex Forensic Psychology Services; she has held this post since 2010. Prior to that, she worked as Psychology Assistant for Her Majesty’s Prison Service from 2008. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at University College Dublin in 2006 and a Master of Science Degree in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent in 2007.