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The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine

The FFLM is a charity set up to develop and maintain the highest possible standards of competence and professional integrity in forensic and legal medicine.

The specialty covers professionals working in the following disciplines: forensic medical practitioners (forensic physicians, forensic pathologists, forensic psychiatrists, forensic odontologists); medico-legal and dento-legal advisers; clinicians working in secure and detained settings and medically an legally qualified coroners. Read more

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Recommendations for Intimate Sampling in Pregnancy

18 October 2025

Recommendations on the order of ano-genital sampling when obtaining forensic specimens from complainants and suspects of sexual offences

12 September 2025

FFLM Quality Standards in Forensic Medicine

Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine

The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine provides a forum for the rapid publication of topical articles on all clinical aspects of forensic medicine and related specialities. The Journal carries definitive reviews, original communications, hypotheses, learning points of important issues, offering critical analysis and scientific appraisal. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, and the Journal is listed in MEDLINE/Index Medicus.

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