A psychologist who misled the family court about his qualifications could have wrongfully given expert evidence in at least seven other cases, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) has found.

Graham Flatman, an educational psychologist based in Kent, was suspended by the regulator for taking work as a “clinical psychologist” and carrying out an assessment he was not qualified to make.

Flatman is only trained to assess the educational needs of children and young people up to the age of 25 who have learning difficulties – not adults more generally. In this case, he wrote a wide-ranging report on a vulnerable mother as part of family court proceedings. The woman later complained to the regulator.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) said Flatman “misled [the woman] and the court” and that his “misconduct brought the profession into disrepute and had the potential to harm [the mother]”.