Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing
HCPTS panel strikes off Adam Brown after conviction
The biomedical scientist was struck off after a conviction for attempted sexual communication with a child.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 27 February 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Adam Brown, biomedical scientist (Health and Care Professions Council BS37636).
Decision date: 27 February 2025 · Hearing started 27 February 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel considered biomedical scientist Adam Brown's conviction for attempting sexual communication with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Although he had undertaken courses and counselling, the panel found incomplete acceptance and a continuing risk of repetition. It concluded that the offence was fundamentally incompatible with registration and struck him off.
Charges
Mr Brown, formerly Richard Scott, was convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after several weeks of sexual conversations with a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl.
Findings
The panel found continuing personal impairment because he had not fully accepted the gravity of his conduct and a sufficient risk of repetition remained. It also found public-interest impairment. Despite remediation steps and mitigation, the child-related sexual offence was fundamentally incompatible with continued registration, so he was struck off.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The Registrant pleaded guilty; he had no other criminal convictions or regulatory findings; he apologised; he showed some acknowledgement of the seriousness of his actions; he undertook steps intended to remediate; the matter seriously affected his personal life and domestic circumstances; a very positive professional testimonial was provided.
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