​​Matthew Akal​

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ORDER: The Registrar is directed to annotate the Register on an interim basis to show that, for a period of 18 months, you Matthew Akal, must comply with the following conditions of practice:

(1) In relation to any instruction you receive to act as an expert witness and/or to prepare an expert report, before accepting that instruction you must inform the instructing party that you are subject to this interim conditions of practice order and provide a copy of these conditions.

(2) In relation to any expert report you prepare or submit, you must include a statement that you are subject to an interim conditions of practice order and include the conditions in the report.

(3) You must identify one or more peer supervisor(s) and communicate the identity of the individual(s) whom you choose to the HCPC by 31 May 2025. The selected supervisor(s) must be a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.

(4) In relation to each expert report you prepare and propose to submit, before signing off that report, you forward the report to a supervisor for peer review, together with an overview of the evidence and information used to prepare the report.

(5) You must maintain a log of all expert reports you prepare, identifying the supervisor to whom the report was forwarded for peer review.

(6) A copy of the log referred to in condition (5) must be submitted to the HCPC not less than 14 days before any review of this Order.

(7) You must arrange to meet with your supervisor(s) not less frequently than fortnightly to discuss your work as an expert witness. For the avoidance of doubt, these meetings can be undertaken remotely by video conferencing.

(8) You must arrange for your supervisor(s) to prepare a written report on the peer review they have undertaken of your expert reports and on your fortnightly discussions, and submit the same to the HCPC not less than 14 days before any review of this Order.

This order will be reviewed by the Committee no later than 22 October 2025 or earlier if new evidence which is relevant to the Order becomes available after it was made.

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