Flora Fitzalan Howard (University of Portsmouth)

Flora is a HCPC registered forensic psychologist, evidence-based practice specialist, and founding partner of KTA Research and Consulting  Her career spans over 20 years with HMPPS where she facilitated offending behaviour programmes, and provided psychological consultancy. Later, as Evidence Lead in HMPPS’s Evidence-Based Practice Team, she worked with senior leaders, policymakers, and frontline staff to embed evidence-based practice across the service, including prisons, probation and youth custody. Flora has published widely on topics such as prison culture, procedural justice, and electronic monitoring. Since January 2022, Flora has also served as Editor of the Prison Service Journal, a peer-reviewed publication promoting discussions on prison and criminal justice issues.